DIAGNOSTIC IN STRICTURE OF URETHRA - WHAT S NECESSARY

For therapy of strictures of the urethra several procedures are availa ble. The choice of the adequate strategy requires a rational diagnosti c, answering questions about localisation, length, shape and funktiona l effect of the stricture. The most important method is the miction-cy st-urethrography (MCU). Statements about the dimensions of scarred alt erations in the corpus spongiosum urethrae are to receive from urethra l ultrasonic. In addition you can perform the retrograde urethrography . The functional effects of the urethral stricture should be investiga ted by uroflowmetry and examinations of the upper urinary tract (ultra sonic/urography).