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Solve Bladder Neck Contracture Conundrum

Published on Wed May 11, 2022

Question: According to the documentation, the urologist placed a direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU) scope 20-French through the urethra up to the bladder neck where the tight area was visualized. They passed a 0.035 guidewire through this without any difficulty. It was probably opened enough that it could have accommodated one 0.035 guidewire. With the guidewire in place, the urologist took [...]
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