title: Delayed primary realignment of posterior urethral rupture.
abstract: The treatment of acute posterior urethral rupture is controversial. Twelve patients who presented with acute posterior urethral rupture over a five-year period were treated by delayed primary realignment of the injury. The technique of this procedure and the outcome are the subject of this presentation. Eight patients had successful realignment without strictures. Two patients with strictures responded to simple dilatations with bougies and the other two had formal urethroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Shittu
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Okeke
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Kamara
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Adebayo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003559:Cystostomy; D004106:Dilatation; D004322:Drainage; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013165:Splints; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014567:Urography