Does successful urethral calibration rule out significant female urethral stenosis? confronting the confounder- an outcome analysis of successfully treated female urethral strictures.
Urinary Bladder
Female
Urethral Stricture
Journal
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
ISSN: 1677-6119
Titre abrégé: Int Braz J Urol
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 101158091
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
22
09
2020
accepted:
23
10
2020
entrez:
13
4
2021
pubmed:
14
4
2021
medline:
24
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The diagnosis and treatment of female urethral stricture disease (FUSD) are practiced variably due to the scarcity of data on evaluation, variable definitions, and lack of long-term surgical outcomes. FUSD is difficult to rule out solely on the basis of a successful calibration with 14F catheter. In this study, we have tried to characterize the variable clinical presentation of FUSD, the diagnostic utility of calibration, videourodynamic study(VUDS), and urethroscopy in planning surgical management. A retrospective review of records of 16 patients who underwent surgical management of FUSD was analyzed. The clinical history, examination findings, and the results of all the investigations (including uroflowmetry, VUDS findings, urethroscopy) they underwent, the procedures they had undergone ,and the follow-up data were studied. A total of 16 patients underwent surgical management of FUSD. 13 out of 16 patients had successful calibration with 14F catheter on the initial presentation. These 13 patients on VUDS demonstrated significant BOO and had variable stigmata of stricture on urethroscopy. The mean IPSS, flow rate, and PVR at presentation and after urethroplasty were 23.88±4.95, 7.72±4.25mL/s, 117.06±74.46mL and 3.50±3.44, 22.34±4.80mL/s, and 12.50±8.50mL, respectively. (p < 0.05). The mean flow rate after endo dilation(17F) (n=12) was 11.4±2.5mL/s while after urethroplasty improved to 20.30±4.19mL/s and was statistically significant(p < 0.05). An adept correlation between clinical assessment, urethroscopy findings, and VUDS is key in objectively identifying FUSD and planning surgical management. A good caliber of the urethra is not sufficient enough to rule out a significant obstruction due to FUSD. Early urethroplasty provides significantly better outcomes in patients who have failed dilation as a treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33848077
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.0857
pii: IBJU20200857
pmc: PMC8321492
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Copyright® by the International Brazilian Journal of Urology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.
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