Surgery: Urethral Pathology · Urology

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Comprehensive surgical compendium of the male and female urethra: applied anatomy, congenital anomalies, strictures, trauma, diverticula, fistulas and neoplasms, with emphasis on reconstructive logic and contemporary operative techniques.

What it covers

1. Introduction to Urethral Surgery
2. Surgical Anatomy of the Urethra
3. · Segments of the Male Urethra
4. · Vascularization: The Determinant of Reconstructive Prognosis
5. · Sphincter Mechanisms of Continence
6. · Anatomy of the Female Urethra
7. Diagnostic Evaluation of Urethral Pathology
8. · Retrograde Urethrography (UGR)
9. · Victuation Cystourethrography (VCUG)
10. · Urethroscopy / Cystourethroscopy
11. · Urethral Ultrasound
12. · Pelvic Magnetic Resonance
13. Hypospadias
14. · Anatomical Classification
15. · Principles of Surgical Repair
16. · Complications of Hypospadias Surgery
17. Epispadias and the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex
18. Posterior Urethral Valves
19. · Clinical Presentation
20. · Management
21. Urethral Stricture: Etiology and Classification
22. · Etiology
23. · Classification according to Extension and Location
24. Stepped Management of Urethral Stricture
25. · Urethral dilation
26. · Internal Endoscopic Urethrotomy (UEI)
27. · Suprapubic Catheterization and Alternative Urinary Drainage
28. Urethroplasty Techniques
29. · Anastomotic Urethroplasty (Resection-End-Terminal Anastomosis)
30. · Substitution Urethroplasty with Graft
31. · Techniques According to Location
32. · Post-traumatic Posterior Urethra Urethroplasty (Distraction Defect)
33. Urethral Trauma
34. · Anterior Urethral Injury: "Straddle Injury"
35. · Posterior Urethral Injury: Associated with Pelvic Fracture
36. · Fundamental Principle: NO Blind Urethral Catheterization due to Suspicion
37. · Acute Management: Primary Realignment vs. Cystostomy and Delayed Repair
38. · Long-Term Complications of Posterior Urethral Trauma
39. Female Urethral Diverticulum
40. · Clinical Presentation: The "3D" Triad
41. · Diagnosis
42. · Surgical Management: Transvaginal Diverticulectomy
43. Urethral Fistulas
44. · Urethrocutaneous Fistula
45. · Urethrovaginal Fistula
46. Urethra Cancer
47. · Risk Factors
48. · Surgical Management
49. Foreign Bodies, Lichen Sclerosus and Other Entities
50. · Urethral Foreign Bodies
51. · Urethral caruncle
52. · Urethral Mucosal Prolapse
53. Surgical Complications in Urethral Surgery
54. · Recurrent Stenosis
55. · Postoperative Erectile Dysfunction
56. · Anomalous Ejaculation
57. · Residual or de Novo Penile Curvature
58. Surgical Decision Algorithms