Journal article
Management of Benign Ureteral Strictures: Open Surgical Repair or Endoscopic Dilation?
The Journal of urology, Vol.141(2), pp.285-286
02/1989
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)40742-7
PMID: 2913345
Abstract
We reviewed 20 cases of ureteral strictures, 15 of which were secondary to ureteral trauma. Of the patients 6 were managed initially by open repair and 14 underwent endoscopic manipulation. All 6 open repairs were successful, compared to 9 of the 14 patients who underwent endoscopic dilation of the ureteral stricture. Of the 5 failures 3 were due to the inability to cannulate the strictured ureter with a guide wire and 2 failed to respond to balloon dilation. Of these 5 patients 4 were treated successfully by an open operation. There were no serious intraoperative or postoperative complications. The average hospitalization was less for the endoscopic group (2.1 days) compared to the open surgical group (8.3 days). Followup ranged from 6 to 48 months.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Management of Benign Ureteral Strictures: Open Surgical Repair or Endoscopic Dilation?
- Creators
- Eugene V Kramolowsky - From the Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, From the The Urology Center, Richmond, VirginiaRobert D Tucker - From the Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, From the The Urology Center, Richmond, VirginiaC.M.K Nelson - From the Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, From the The Urology Center, Richmond, Virginia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of urology, Vol.141(2), pp.285-286
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)40742-7
- PMID
- 2913345
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
- eISSN
- 1527-3792
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1989
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047705802771
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