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“Transpubic urethroplasty” is the term generally applied to the operative correction of post-traumatic strictures of the membranous urethra, particularly those following pelvic fractures; thus the term “pelvic fracture stricture” is a useful specific descriptive term. There are three basic types of pelvic fracture stricture: strictures without urethral disruption, in which case the stricture behaves much the same as other “sphincter strictures”; strictures where there has been urethral disruption but no distraction of the two ends; and strictures in which there has been urethral distraction to a considerable degree, or which are associated with other complications.
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Mundy, A.R. (1988). Transpubic Urethroplasty. In: Gingell, J.C., Abrams, P.H. (eds) Controversies and Innovations in Urological Surgery. Clinical Practice in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3142-7_34
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