benefits of urethral dilation
Urethral dilatation is a procedure to widen the water pipe (urethra) leading from the bladder, so. that is easier for you to pass urine. What are the benefits of having this procedure? The benefits of having this procedure are that you will be able to pass urine more easily, and. there is less risk of developing urine infections. What are the risks, consequences and alternatives associated with having.
This is not an uncommon story. Urethral dilation has been utilized for a variety of female urinary complaints both irritative (urinary frequency, urgency and burning with urination) and obstructive (hesitancy to the start of urinary stream, weak urinary stream, straining to urinate and feeling of incomplete emptying).
Surgeons may offer urethral dilation, direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU), or urethroplasty for the initial treatment of a short (< 2 cm) bulbar urethral stricture. (Conditional Recommendation; Evidence Strength Grade C) Short bulbar urethral strictures may be treated by dilation, DVIU, or urethroplasty.