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[Hydroelectric shock wave in the treatment of complex urethra obstruction]
1General Hospital, Chengdu Unit of People's Liberation Army.
Abstract:
Twenty-one patients with traumatic complex urethral obstruction were treated by hydroelectric shock wave (HSW). In the 21 patients, anterior urethral stricture was noted in 3 and posterior urethral obstruction in 18. The length of obstruction was 0.5-6cm. 15 patients were cured by single hydroelectric shock wave, 3 by HSW and electric resection, 2 by HSW with open operation, and 1 failed. The follow-up of 19 patients for 3 to 43 months showed no recurrence of urethral obstruction. The classification of traumatic complex urethral obstruction and the points for attention during treatment of hydroelectric shock wave are discussed.
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