Razón-Gutiérrez E, Ugalde-Zink J, Culebro-García C, Villeda-Sandoval CI, Feria-Bernal G, Sotomayor M, Castillejos-Molina RA

Language: Spanish
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Page: 230-234
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ABSTRACT

Background: Generally we refer to urethral stricture as a pathology that affects the anterior urethra. Posterior urethral stricture has different etiologies and is generally secondary to disruption caused by pelvic fracture. The study of choice for evaluation of the urethra has traditionally been retrograde micturating cystourethrography (MCU). McAninch et al. began evaluating the male urethra through sonourethrography (SUG).
Aim: The aim of our study was to compare MCU and SUG in the study of the urethra and to determine their clinical correlation. We retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with urethral stricture within the time frame of January 1999 to June 2010 that were registered in our hospital database.
Methods: Nineteen patients with urethral stricture that fit the inclusion criteria were analyzed and the measurements obtained through MCU and SUG were compared.
Results: A correlation coefficient of 0.691 was obtained with a p ‹ 0.001 for the MCU measurements. Our case series produced results that were comparable with those established in the medical literature. The existing correlation between both study methods is good and it is better in strictures that are longer than 2 cm.
Conclusions: MCU and SUG correlation is satisfactory, especially in strictures longer than 2 cm.

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