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Die endoskopische Behandlung der Harnröhrenstriktur

Endoscopic management of urethral stricture

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An Erratum to this article was published on 11 April 2013

Zusammenfassung

Seit der ersten endoskopischen Urethrotomie 1893 durch Felix Martin Oberländer in Dresden haben sich große Fortschritte in der Behandlung der Harnröhrenstriktur ergeben. Mit der Einführung der endoskopischen Lasertherapie und der Vielfalt rekonstruktiver Operationsverfahren der Harnröhre wurden verschiedene Möglichkeiten zur Behandlung dieser wichtigen urologischen Erkrankung verfügbar. Trotz dieses Fortschrittes stellt die Urethrotomie immer noch das bevorzugte Behandlungskonzept für primäre, kurzstreckige, bulbäre Harnröhrenstrikturen dar.

Im Rahmen dieser Studie wurden 20 Patienten retrospektiv über einen Beobachtungszeitraum von 2 Jahren untersucht. Alle 20 Patienten wurden primär endoskopisch aufgrund einer singulären bulbären oder penilen Enge urethrotomiert. Die Häufigkeit von Rezidiven in diesem Patientenkollektiv lag bei 70%. Trotzdem erwies sich die Urethrotomie unter Sicht als sichere und effektive Methode zur Behandlung dieser Patienten. Selbst im Falle eines Rezidivs bevorzugten 80% der Patienten eine wiederholte Urethrotomie.

Obwohl Langzeitergebnisse hohe Rezidivraten nach erster oder zweiter Schlitzung zeigen, gibt es bislang in der Literatur keine ausreichenden Daten, welche die Verwendung anderer Methoden unterstützen würden. Daher bleibt das primär endoskopische Management der Harnröhrenenge ein einfaches, sicheres und kosteneffektives Verfahren, welches vor einer operativen Rekonstruktion in Betracht gezogen werden sollte.

Abstract

Great progress has been seen in the treatment of urethral strictures since the first endoscopic urethrotomy was performed in 1893 by Felix Martin Oberländer in Dresden, Germany. With the introduction of endoscopic laser therapy and the variety of urethral reconstruction methods other ways to treat this important urologic entity became available. Despite this progress, urethrotomy still represents the preferred treatment concept for primary, short and bulbar urethral strictures.

In this study we performed a 2-year retrospective analysis of 20 patients undergoing primary endoscopic urethrotomy by single bulbar or penile narrowing. A high incidence of recurrence was seen in 70% of the patients. Nevertheless, direct vision urethrotomy represented a safe and effective transitory method to treat these patients. Moreover, 80% of the patients preferred, in cases of recurrence, a repeated urethrotomy as the treatment of choice.

Although the long-term results evidence high relapse rates after the first and second procedures, there have been no sufficient data in the literature which support the use of other methods. Furthermore, primary endoscopic management of urethral strictures remains a simple, safe, and cost-effective procedure that should be indicated before more invasive approaches are taken to provide relief to these patients from this limiting problem.

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Rossi Neto, R., Tschirderwahn, S., Rose, A. et al. Die endoskopische Behandlung der Harnröhrenstriktur. Urologe 49, 708–713 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-010-2308-6

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