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Jalil Hosseini Professor of Urology
Reconstructive Urology Dept.
Tajrish Hospital, Tehran – Iran
President, A-P SRUAS
Past President, UAA
Honorary Member, EAU
Past President, IUA
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Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
If patient doesn’t have any orthopedic injuries of the lower
extremities
we proceed reconstruction within 4 to 6 months after trauma
J Hosseini RUD.TH
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Preoperative evaluation includes:
Clinical history as well as stricture etiology
Physical examination
Urine culture
Simultaneous cystogram and retrograde urethrogram
Flexible cystoscopy through the suprapubic tract in combination with rigid urethroscopy through themeatus (up and down oscopy) to carefully evaluate site and length stricture or distraction and posteriorurethral deviation
AP pelvic x-ray
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
J Hosseini RUD.TH
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Preoperative evaluation includes:
simultaneous cystogram and retrograde urethrogram
Flexible cystoscopy through the suprapubic tract
in combination with rigid Urethroscopy (up and down scopy) to carefully evaluate site and
length stricture or distraction and posterior urethral deviation
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
J Hosseini RUD.TH
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simultaneous cystogram and retrograde
urethrogram
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The Day on Surgery :
Prophylactic antibiotics are administered.
We prefer the use of the simple lithotomy position.
J Hosseini RUD.TH
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
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Recommended instruments :
Turner warwick retractor
Gorget
Monopolar electro-cautery
3/0 polyglactin (Vicryl) to suture the
anastomosis site
Debakey
J Hosseini RUD.TH
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
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Our selected method in operation :
Lithotomy position
Setting of small cotton or gelatinized pillow under the thigh
Straight perineal incision on the median raphe.
J Hosseini RUD.TH
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
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Simple lithotomy position
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A midline incision from beneath the scrotum and
carried sharply down to the midline fusion of the
ischiocavernosus
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Place a turner warwick retractor
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An incision in the midline of BulboSpongisus.M
exposing the length of the bulb
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The ischiocavernosus muscle is retracted
the full length of the BulboPenile Urethra
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The corpus spongiosum is detached from the triangular
ligament
and corpora cavernosa
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Bulbospongiosum is detached from the
perineal body
Dissection is carried further down to the infrapubic space
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Posterior detachment of the bulbospongiosum
Dissection is eventually carried through the area of fibrosis
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Proximal blood supplies are easily controlled with a sharp tip
hemostat and monopolar cautery
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No opening ,Be Sure to reach to the real Fibrotic Urethral End
Cutting the Urethra through Fibrosis
Check obliteration of Anterior Urethra
Observe Fibrosis on Posterior Urethra
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
J Hosseini RUD.TH
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Remove all Fibrosis tissues from Proximal Urethra
To reach Normal Prostatic Tissue
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
J Hosseini RUD.TH
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The fibrosis is resected From Proximal Urethra until
Open Proximal Urethra
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Introduce a flexible cystoscope into the suprapubic tract
and through the bladder neck to the end of the posterior
urethra
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After the removal of the scar and fibrotic tissue, the proximal end
of urethra is spatulated in the position of 12 o’clock
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The Distal end of urethra is also spatulated in
the opposite direction
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placement of the 6 anastomotic sutures 3/0
polyglactin (Vicryl) in Posterior Urethra
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Before seating the anastomosis, we introduce a 18F soft
silicone (Silastic) urethral stenting catheter through the
anastomosis under direct vision
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Anastomosis of the two ends - mucus to mucus
around the urethral catheter
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bed rest for 24 to 48 hours.
We recommend even longer bed rest.(Depend to Culture)
Three to 4 weeks after the operation, the urethral catheter is removed
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
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Three to 4 weeks after the operation, the urethral catheter is removed :
- Pericatheter Urethrogram before removing or
- Voiding cystourethrography is done through the suprapubic tract.
If extravasation is absent, the suprapubic catheter is clamped and removed 5 to 7 days
later(sometimes 3 Days)
Posterior Urethroplasty Step By Step
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