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. 2018 Dec 4;45(Supp. 1):S125-S127.
doi: 10.5152/tud.2018.31032. Print 2019 Nov.

A method that facilitates urethral catheterization after internal urethrotomy

Süleyman Yeşil  1 , Ali Atan  1 , Fazlı Polat  1
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A method that facilitates urethral catheterization after internal urethrotomy

Süleyman Yeşil et al. Turk J Urol. .

Abstract

Internal urethrotomy is the first treatment option of the urethral stricture. Urethral catheterization may be difficult after internal urethrotomy in some patients. In this case report, we describe a method to facilitate insertion of urethral catheter in patients in whom urethral catheterization is challenging following internal urethrotomy.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Suprapubic puncture using a Chiba needle
Figure 2
Figure 2
Insertion of a guide wire through a Chiba needle into the bladder and taken out from urethra with the aid of a semi rigid ureteroscopy
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Figure 3
One end of the guide wire is out from the urethra and the other end from the suprapubic area
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Figure 4
Sliding the urethral catheter through the guide wire
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