title: Temporary urethral stenting for membranous urethral stricture helps complete healing without compromising continence.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with a recurrent membranous urethral stricture who was treated with temporary implantation of a UroLume endoprosthesis and recovered completely, without any sphincteric insufficiency or stricture recurrence, during a 1-year follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fatih University, Ankara, Turkey. ersincimentepe@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cimentepe
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: M Derya
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Balbay
mesh_terms: D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012212:Rheology; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D014567:Urography; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*