title: Pro: endoscopic realignment for pelvic fracture urethral injuries.
abstract: Patients with pelvic fracture urethral distraction injuries may benefit from early endoscopic realignment. Realignment is associated with a low risk of immediate complications and has a high success rate for achieving catheter placement. Review of over thirty studies assessing for subsequent urethral stenosis, including at least a dozen that directly compare realignment to suprapubic diversion along, conclude that there is a benefit averaging at least 35% in favor of realignment. Furthermore, realignment may result in easier subsequent urethroplasty and possibly shorter stenoses.
authors.affiliation: DMC Medical Group Urology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: DMC Medical Group Urology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Santucci
keywords: Urethral stenosis; trauma; urethral catheterization
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