1.
Urology
; 24(3): 268-70, 1984 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6540925
ABSTRACT
Optical urethrotomy is a relatively new means of treating urethral stricture. We performed the procedure on 100 ambulatory patients using only topical anesthesia and sedation in some. The patients were followed a minimum of one year. Our success rate for cure following one procedure was 66 per cent; however, those patients not cured required less frequent dilations after urethrotomy. We believe that this is a safe and effective means of treating urethral strictures in the outpatient setting with little morbidity and discomfort and with considerable economic savings.
Subject(s)
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/methods , Urethra/surgery , Urethral Stricture/surgery , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/economics , Costs and Cost Analysis , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male
2.
Urology
; 19(6): 628-9, 1982 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7090112