Abstract
A 62-year-old man with recurrent urethralstricture and an indwelling urethral stent presented to us with symptoms of difficultvoiding. Retrograde urethrogram confirmed narrowing of the lumen of the urethra and avisual internal urethrotomy was done. However, during the urethrotomy, dense fibrosisaround the stent was encountered making the incision difficult and leading tobreakage of the blade of the urethrotome.
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Goel, R., Aron, M., Kesarwani, P.K. et al. An unusual complication of urethral stent. Int Urol Nephrol 35, 197–198 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000020341.11886.0c
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