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Surgery: Urethral Pathology · Urology

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Compendio quirúrgico exhaustivo de la uretra masculina y femenina: anatomía aplicada, anomalías congénitas, estenosis, trauma, divertículos, fístulas y neoplasias, con énfasis en la lógica reconstructiva y las técnicas operatorias contemporáneas.

What it covers

  1. Introduction to Urethral Surgery
  2. Surgical Anatomy of the Urethra
  3. · Segments of the Male Urethra
  4. · Vascularization: The Determinant of Reconstructive Prognosis
  5. · Sphincter Mechanisms of Continence
  6. · Anatomy of the Female Urethra
  7. Diagnostic Evaluation of Urethral Pathology
  8. · Retrograde Urethrography (UGR)
  9. · Victuation Cystourethrography (VCUG)
  10. · Urethroscopy / Cystourethroscopy
  11. · Urethral Ultrasound
  12. · Pelvic Magnetic Resonance
  13. Hypospadias
  14. · Anatomical Classification
  15. · Principles of Surgical Repair
  16. · Complications of Hypospadias Surgery
  17. Epispadias and the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex
  18. Posterior Urethral Valves
  19. · Clinical Presentation
  20. · Management
  21. Urethral Stricture: Etiology and Classification
  22. · Etiology
  23. · Classification according to Extension and Location
  24. Stepped Management of Urethral Stricture
  25. · Urethral dilation
  26. · Internal Endoscopic Urethrotomy (UEI)
  27. · Suprapubic Catheterization and Alternative Urinary Drainage
  28. Urethroplasty Techniques
  29. · Anastomotic Urethroplasty (Resection-End-Terminal Anastomosis)
  30. · Substitution Urethroplasty with Graft
  31. · Techniques According to Location
  32. · Post-traumatic Posterior Urethra Urethroplasty (Distraction Defect)
  33. Urethral Trauma
  34. · Previous Urethral Injury: "Straddle Injury"
  35. · Posterior Urethral Injury: Associated with Pelvic Fracture
  36. · Fundamental Principle: NO Blind Urethral Catheterization due to Suspicion
  37. · Acute Management: Primary Realignment vs. Cystostomy and Delayed Repair
  38. · Long-Term Complications of Posterior Urethral Trauma
  39. Female Urethral Diverticulum
  40. · Clinical Presentation: The "3D" Triad
  41. · Diagnosis
  42. · Surgical Management: Transvaginal Diverticulectomy
  43. Urethral Fistulas
  44. · Urethrocutaneous Fistula
  45. · Urethrovaginal Fistula
  46. Urethra Cancer
  47. · Risk Factors
  48. · Surgical Management
  49. Foreign Bodies, Lichen Sclerosus and Other Entities
  50. · Urethral Foreign Bodies
  51. · Urethral caruncle
  52. · Urethral Mucosal Prolapse
  53. Surgical Complications in Urethral Surgery
  54. · Recurrent Stenosis
  55. · Postoperative Erectile Dysfunction
  56. · Anomalous Ejaculation
  57. · Residual or de Novo Penile Curvature
  58. Surgical Decision Algorithms

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Subject
Surgery
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
58
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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