– A new therapeutic procedure originally used in angiological surgery has been used in the treatment of urethral strictures. A permanent stent (tubular in shape), called the “wall stent” is placed in the stricture by means of a specially designed urethroscope. The authors report their experience using the “wall stent” in 2 patients with recurrent urethral stenosis and in 1 patient with BPH. There was no recurrence at follow-up.
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