[Urethrocele in males]
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Transurethral Instillation Procedure in Adult Male Mouse
Published on: November 2, 2017
M el Mrini1, S Bennani, R Aboutaieb
1Service d'Urologie, CHU Averroes, Casablanca, Maroc.
Abstract:
Concerning one case of male urethral diverticulum, the characteristics of this rare affection are reviewed. Carriage for long time of urethral catheter and urethroplasty are the more frequent etiologies of this affection. The diagnosis is clinic, based on the discovery of tumefaction on the urethral track which pression makes spring up urine through urethral meatus. The urethrography confirms the diagnosis. Surgical approach consists on the resection of the diverticulum and urethrorrhaphy in one or two stages, based on diverticular neck size and sheet quality.
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