Presentation
The narrowing may be congenital (present at birth) or the result of inflammation, injury, disease or prior surgery. [chop.edu]
An inexpensive and simple dietary approach is presented for the treatment of prostatitis and the urethral syndrome. [journals.lww.com]
Mistry is present for and performs himself. [northaustinurology.com]
This may present with very non specific symptoms or may present with acute kidney failure. The cause of this anomaly is abnormal embryology and persistence of a fold. This remains and forms flaps or valves in the urethral passage of the male child. [pediatriconcall.com]
Eight abstracts were referenced as the authors of this review were in attendance at the meetings where the abstract results were presented, thus it was possible to collect additional information on the presented abstracts. [scielo.br]
Entire Body System
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Soft Tissue Mass
Contrast CT scan in a woman with previous hysterectomy shows an inhomogeneous soft- tissue mass of the urethra (m) representing a high-grade tumor.55 [slideshare.net]
Contrast-enhanced CT scan (a) and sagittal reformatted image from CT data (b) reveal an inhomogeneous soft-tissue mass of the urethra (m). The immunophenotype was characteristic of lesions of müllerian origin. Figure 29. [pubs.rsna.org]
Urogenital
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Dysuria
Hallmark symptoms are frequency and urgency, and may also be dysuria, hesitancy, slow stream, incontinence, and recurrent urinary tract infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The symptoms include nocturia and irritative voiding complaints such as frequency, dysuria, urgency, and urgency incontinence. [journals.lww.com]
Clinically, urethritis in men is characterized by urethral discharge and is often accompanied by dysuria. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
[…] distinguish Urethral Strictures in Women are: Blood discharge in the urine Experiencing difficulties while urinating, inability to urinate, or a frequent and urgent sense to urinate Slow urine steam, spraying of urine stream; decreased or no urine output Dysuria [dovemed.com]
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Urinary Urgency
urgency Without treatment, urethral strictures can cause severe associated urinary system effects, such as kidney infections and kidney stones. [medicalnewstoday.com]
Other symptoms include: Splaying of the urinary stream Urinary frequency Urinary urgency Straining to urinate Pain during urination Urinary tract infection Prostatitis Inability to completely empty the bladder. [en.wikipedia.org]
Often caused by advanced age, symptoms include urinary urgency and frequency, pelvic pain and pain during urination, the Mayo Clinic noted. Kidney stones are clumps of calcium oxalate that can be found anywhere in the urinary tract. [livescience.com]
If men have prostatic involvement, they may also complain of nocturia and urinary urgency. Common to both sexes is urethral tenderness, erythema, and pruritis. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]
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Overflow Incontinence
Urologic sequelae of urethral valves include urinary hesitancy, decreased urinary stream, urinary tract infection, overflow incontinence, myogenic bladder malfunction, vesicoureteral reflux, upper urinary tract damage, and renal insufficiency. [merckmanuals.com]
Retention and overflow incontinence This occurs when there is: Retention of urine due to obstruction of urinary outflow, e.g. enlarged prostate or urethral stricture A neurological abnormality affecting the nerves involved in micturition, e.g. stroke, [lecturio.com]
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Urinary Hesitancy
Urologic sequelae of urethral valves include urinary hesitancy, decreased urinary stream, urinary tract infection, overflow incontinence, myogenic bladder malfunction, vesicoureteral reflux, upper urinary tract damage, and renal insufficiency. [merckmanuals.com]
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Bladder Neck Obstruction
Bladder neck obstruction in women: a real entity. J Urol 1984; 132: 294-298 11) Nitti VW, Tu LM, Gitlin J. Diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction in women. J Urol 1999; 161: 1535-1540 12) Groutz A, Blaivas JG, Chaikin DC. [minds.jcqhc.or.jp]
Workup
To guide treatment decisions, a thorough diagnostic workup may include advanced imaging techniques and endoscopic evaluations to identify the precise location and severity of the stricture Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for urethral stricture disease [umassmemorialhealthcare.org]
Depending on your symptoms and your prior workup, you may discuss having more diagnostic procedures, including: Bladder function studies Cystoscopy (placing a small scope in the urethra) Retrograde urethrogram (using dye to take better pictures of the [dartmouth-hitchcock.org]
[…] followers Placement of suprapubic tube: In severe cases of urethral trauma that prevent placement of urethral catheters or in the absence of adequate facilities for emergent cystoscopy; temporizing measure to divert urine and relieve patient discomfort See Workup [emedicine.medscape.com]
Although the amount of blood in the urine may be different, the types of conditions that can cause the problem are the same, and require the same kind of workup or evaluation. [medicinenet.com]
Treatment
Surgical treatment of urethral stricture We offer the following treatments for urethral stricture: Direct vision internal urethrotomy or urethral dilation The direct vision internal urethrotomy or urethral dilation treatment is a less invasive procedure [dartmouth-hitchcock.org]
What treatment is available for urethral stricture disease? Generally, treatment is determined by the severity and length of the stricture. Urethral dilation. [drshrid.com]
treatment of urethral stricture; Endoscopic treatment for urethral stenosis; Patient selection for urethroplasty technique: EPA vs Graft; Effect of graft location in urethroplasty; Non-transecting urethroplasty; Urethroplasty for panurethral urethral [books.google.com]
[…] on a treatment for strictures. [participatorymedicine.org]
This also helps to guide the treatment course. [urology.ucla.edu]
Prognosis
Based on the experience of UMass Memorial’s urology team, the long-term prognosis for urethral stricture is good. [umassmemorialhealthcare.org]
[…] and even urinary incontinence A treatment of Urethral Stricture in Women may involve cystoscopy, surgical procedures, such as urethroplasty, and the placement of a catheter (if required) Urethral Stricture in Women can be treated completely and the prognosis [dovemed.com]
Factors Good prognosis Poor prognosis Length 2cm Location Bulbar urethra Penile urethra Aetiology Idiopathic Inflammatory, Iatrogenic Lichen sclerosus Recurrent No Yes Follow-up Many surgeons will rely upon the visual appearance of the urethra at cystourethroscopy [f1000research.com]
In partial epispadias, prognosis for continence with treatment is good. [merckmanuals.com]
Treatment and prognosis Treatment options include urethral dilation, internal urethrotomy, or permanent urethral stenting. [radiopaedia.org]
Etiology
Etiology and Pathophysiology Scarring of the corpus spongiosum can be caused by trauma, inflammation, or previous surgery. [unboundmedicine.com]
Code First Code First Help Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10data.com]
The etiologies were trauma in 24, post catheterization in 16, and idiopathic in 25. The mean stricture length was 1.60 cm (range 0.8 to 1.9). Anastomotic urethroplasty was performed in 41 men (Group 1). [rdm.ox.ac.uk]
As a consequence, etiology and management in pediatric urethral stricture disease are not well defined. [frontiersin.org]
The most common etiologies are traumatic injury, iatrogenic injury, and inflammatory disease resulting in periurethral fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology
We review the epidemiology and discuss the pathogenesis of LS and urethral stricture diseases. [karger.com]
Results: There is level 3 evidence regarding the etiology and epidemiology of urethral strictures, stenoses, and pelvic fracture urethral injuries. [indianjurol.com]
Use of the term urethral syndrome is now controversial as there are no agreed diagnostic criteria and there is an overlap with other diagnoses - eg, interstitial cystitis. [ 1 ] Epidemiology Urethral syndrome is thought to affect about 1 in 4 of all adult [patient.info]
If suspected because of clinical or epidemiological reasons, tests for Trichomonas vaginalis, adenovirus and HSV should also be included. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]
Amin (1) stated that the epidemiological data of sexually transmitted diseases in Egypt are extracted from intermittent researches. [frontiersin.org]
Pathophysiology
Etiology and Pathophysiology Scarring of the corpus spongiosum can be caused by trauma, inflammation, or previous surgery. [unboundmedicine.com]
Pathophysiology Urethritis is an inflammatory condition that can be infectious or posttraumatic in nature. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Pathophysiology Urethritis is documented based on any of the following signs or laboratory tests: Mucopurulent or purulent discharge. Gram stain of urethral secretions showing 5 WBC per oil immersion field. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Successful management of urethral strictures requires detailed knowledge of anatomy, pathophysiology, proper patient selection, and reconstructive techniques. [nature.com]
Prevention
The following measures may be considered to avoid or prevent Urethral Stricture in Women: Practicing safer sex methods, which can help prevent urethral strictures caused by sexually-transmitted diseases Quick and immediate medical attention can help prevent [dovemed.com]
transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP) Hypospadias or other urethral surgery Unprotected sexual intercourse Untreated gonococcal urethritis General Prevention Appropriate catheterization technique Prevention of sexually transmitted infections [unboundmedicine.com]
Urethral Stricture Topics Diagnosis of Urethral Stricture Early detection is recommended to prevent serious kidney problems. [brighamandwomens.org]
Clinical trials Explore Mayo Clinic studies testing new treatments, interventions and tests as a means to prevent, detect, treat or manage this disease. Urethral stricture care at Mayo Clinic Dec. 12, 2018 Peterson A. Urethral strictures in men. . [mayoclinic.org]