[Urethral disruption treated by echo guided endoscopic management: a case report].
We report a case of 63-years-old man with a chief complaint of urinary retention and urethral meatal bleeding due to straddle injury. Urological examination revealed proximal bulbous urethral disruption with 1 cm gap, and then cystostomy was placed. Afterwards, urethral disruption was treated by echo guided endoscopic urethroplasty. Transurethral resection of scar tissue was performed twice for postoperative urethral stricture. Postoperative voiding cystourethrography revealed no urethral stricture. The patient voids well without urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Recently, endoscopic urethroplasty, which is easy, minimally invasive, and repeatable in comparison with open urethral reconstruction, has been frequently performed for urethral disruption as endoscopic instruments functionally develop. Echo guided image in the present case is so useful that proximal and distal end of urethral disruption can be shown in same plane, indicating that primary urethral tract can be reconstructed without injury of rectum and urethra.
Department of Urology, Osaka Police Hospital.
Yuichi
Y
Tsujimoto
Koji
K
Hatano
Mototaka
M
Satoh
Tsuyoshi
T
Takada
Masahito
M
Honda
Kiyomi
K
Matsumiya
Hideki
H
Fujioka
Nobukazu
N
Murosaki
Hiroyuki
H
Senoh
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012421:Rupture; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*