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- Title
A 16-year Remained UroLume Stent without any Complication; a Case Report.
- Authors
Hoseini, Seyed Jalil; hajimirzaei, Shideh moftakhari; Sharifian, Rayka; Shojaeefar, Ehsan; Mirjalili, Ali Mohammad; Jalil Hoseini, Seyed; Moftakhari Hajimirzaei, Shideh; Sharifian Amiri, Rayka
- Abstract
Lumen diameter reduction which is called urethral stricture has several causative agents including iatrogenic, inflammatory, traumatic, and idiopathic factors. The main treatment options are transurethral or open surgical interventions.The UroLume which was introduced around 33 years ago is an intraurethral stent and as a temporary treatment approach has a maximum 9-month durability, but here we present the first ever reported forgotten 16-year remained UroLume without any complication.
- Subjects
IATROGENIC diseases; DURABILITY; URETHRA surgery; URETHRA stricture; PLASTIC surgery; SURGICAL stents
- Publication
Urology Journal, 2022, Vol 19, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1735-1308
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.22037/uj.v18i.6874