Late urethrographic changes after transurethral resection of prostate

Abstract

Radiographic changes in the male urethra one year after transurethral resection of the prostate were studied in 188 consecutive patients. Resections were performed either via the entire urethra or via perineal urethrostomy. The incidence of definite urethrographic changes was 20.2 per cent in the entire group and 27 per cent for patients who had resection via the entire urethra — significantly less than that reported when the urethrograms were performed earlier, at three or four months, after resection. The series is analyzed to detect the effect of the urethroscope and/or Foley catheter on the incidence and severity of these changes.