title: Urethrolysis.
abstract: Urethral obstruction after surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence is reported to occur in 5% to 20% of patients. Surgeons who perform these procedures should be adept at recognizing the signs of iatrogenic obstruction and be comfortable with performing a procedure to unobstruct the patient or with referring the patient to someone with more experience in this area. In most cases, timely recognition and treatment lead to significant symptom relief.
authors.affiliation: Center for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue/Q10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. goldmah@ccf.org
authors.forename: Howard B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods