Direct Vision Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Bulbar Urethral Strictures: Long-Term Follow-Up and Factors Predicting Treatment Failure
DVIU is a safe and simple technique, with reasonable efficacy in primary cases of bulbar urethral strictures under 2 cm in length. Strictures longer than 2 cm or recurrent cases might be better approached through drug-coated balloon dilation or open urethral reconstruction. Follow-up after DVIU must be at least 24 months.
Authors
- David Hernández-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3516-7620)
- María Yanira Ortega-González
- Stephany Hess Medler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0289-8796)
- Irene Díaz-González
- Bárbara Padilla-Fernández
- Julia Climent-González
Institutions
- Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario De Valencia (ES)
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urologia Internationalis
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000543674
- Primary Topic
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00