[Balloon catheter for the dilatation of the urethra]

For the first time in Hungary balloon catheter urethral dilatation have been performed in two cases. Surgical approach for the first case was contraindicated because of poor physical state and cardio-pulmonary diseases. The other patient had urethral stricture and stone incrustation (composed of hair) after he has had urethral reconstructive plastic surgery. The authors have emphasized that internal urethrotomy have been a routine surgical approach for urethral strictura for the past 10 years however, under certain circumstances balloon-urethral dilatation should be applied. The postoperative results were satisfactory. No complications observed. The authors have therefore advised the use of balloon urethral dilatation because it is easy to perform and the results are satisfactory.