Etiology of Urethral Stricture Following Transurethral Prostatectomy: A Retrospective Study

Etiology of Urethral Stricture Following Transurethral Prostatectomy: A Retrospective Study

A retrospective review of 417 transurethral prostatectomies was made regarding the significance of possible etiologies of postoperative urethral stricture. Clinically significant stricture developed in 9% of the patients. Of the studied factors, only indwelling catheter for a short period (1-7 days)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology 1986, Vol.20 (4), p.253-255
Hauptverfasser: Jørgensen, Per E., Weis, Nina, Bruun, Eywin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
benign prostatic hyperplasia
Biological and medical sciences
Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Prostatectomy - adverse effects
prostatic carcinoma
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
transurethral prostatectomy
Urethra - pathology
urethral stricture
Urethral Stricture - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A retrospective review of 417 transurethral prostatectomies was made regarding the significance of possible etiologies of postoperative urethral stricture. Clinically significant stricture developed in 9% of the patients. Of the studied factors, only indwelling catheter for a short period (1-7 days) within the last preoperative month showed statistically significant correlation with postoperative urethral stricture.
ISSN:0036-5599
1651-2065
DOI:10.3109/00365598609024507