title: A simple technique to facilitate treatment of urethral strictures with optical internal urethrotomy.
abstract: Urethral stricture is a common condition that can lead to serious complications such as urinary infections and renal insufficiency secondary to urinary retention. Treatment options include catheterization, urethroplasty, endoscopic internal urethrotomy, and dilation. Optical internal urethrotomy offers faster recovery, minimal scarring, and less risk of infection, although recurrence is possible. However, technical difficulties associated with poor visualization of the stenosis or of the urethral lumen may increase procedural time and substantially increase the failure rates of internal urethrotomy. In this report we describe a technique for urethral catheterization via a suprapubic, percutaneous approach through the urinary bladder in order to facilitate endoscopic internal urethrotomy.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stamatiou
authors.affiliation: Radiology & Interventional Radiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Aggeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papadatou
authors.affiliation: Radiology & Interventional Radiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Hippocrates
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8940-8218
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moschouris
authors.affiliation: Radiology & Interventional Radiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kornezos
authors.affiliation: Radiology & Interventional Radiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Anargiros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavlis
authors.affiliation: Radiology & Interventional Radiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli 1 Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1866-2948
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christopoulos