(n.) The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
Example Sentences:
(1) In one of them, who sustained a complete membranous disruption 5 weeks ago, transluminal puncture failed because of the movable proximal urethra.
(2) In 36 patients plastic reconstruction of the urinary bladder, sphincter and urethra was performed with local tissues after the Young technic in the G. A. Bairov modification.
(3) Manual compression of the bladder elicited urine leakage from the urethra, and the urethral closure pressure was markedly low.
(4) The acrosin inhibitors are localized in the mucosa cells of the cauda epididymis, the vas deferens, the seminal vesicles, the urethra and distinct glandular units of the prostate.
(5) During unstable detrusor contractions, which even in these healthy women are observed during bladder filling and also during inhibited voidings through the urethra, the contraction is weaker.
(6) We concluded that this case was incidentally successful with good regeneration of urethral mucosa of the anterior urethra by grafting a polytetrafluoroethylene tube.
(7) All the examinees showed no organic changes in the prostate and urethra.
(8) The results are not simply explained by postulating electrically induced closure of the urethra.
(9) Spinning top urethra (STU) is a term used to describe a widened posterior urethra seen mainly in girls.
(10) The dysfunction is due partly to direct trauma of the bladder and urethra.
(11) The two halves of the glans are brought to the midline, thus covering the glanular urethra, and producing a normal appearing glans.
(12) The relaxation effects of prazosin and bunazosin on the distal urethra was weaker than on the proximal urethra.
(13) The majority were investigated at the bedside by taking films and cultures from the cervix and urethra.
(14) After rhizotomy, noradrenaline content in the proximal urethra was significantly increased but there was no change in sensitivity to sympathetic stimulation.
(15) Partial resection of anterior urethra including tumor was performed on December 20, 1983.
(16) This surgical procedure involves removing the penile urethra and creating a permanent stoma between the skin and pelvic urethra.
(17) In 20-35 per cent of short (up to 05 cm) urethral stenosis or cicatricial obliterations of urethra it was found advisable to start the treatment with nonoperative technique.
(18) The sphincter urethrae muscle is located inside the sling of the puborectalis muscle in both sexes, but no muscle fibres connect them to one another.
(19) The complication rate was astonishingly low during IUSC: being only 4.3% (2 male patients, one with stricture of the urethra and epididymitis, one with autonomous dysreflexia with bladder overdistension).
(20) The results appear to offer pharmacological evidence for the recently evolving intricate innervation pattern of the urethra including its distal portion, where the alpha-adrenergic system is believed to be important.
Urethroscope
Definition:
(n.) An instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra.
Example Sentences:
(1) Finally, the location of the balloon was determined intra-operatively and compared with the "urethroscopic" findings.
(2) All patients had a urodynamic check and some also had a urethroscopic evaluation of the new urethra.
(3) The results obtained showed that locating the vesico-urethral junction solely from the location of the balloon could be misleading and that there was a significant difference (nearly 8 mm) between functional and urethroscopic measurements.
(4) According to urethroscopic and rectal palpation findings, six of the carcinomas were located centrally, 40 tumors were in the prostate proper, and four were clinical stage T0.
(5) Urethroscopic examination, urethrography, bacterial and viral cultures, biopsy, surgery of the urethra and histocytological examination should be used for diagnosis and it is essential that the exact cause and location of the haemorrhage be known before treatment is initiated.
(6) Immediately before the elevating sutures are tied, a urethroscope is inserted into the midurethra and the bladder neck is visualized while the sutures are being tied with just enough tension to close the bladder neck.
(7) This has resulted in a significant improvement over the length of catheter time when the urethroscope is not used, and additionally provides good experience and immediate feedback in a teaching situation for accuracy of suture placement and adequacy of bladder neck closure.
(8) The authors review the indications and findings of urethroscopic and cystometric examinations carried out on 279 patients.
(9) Considering the urethroscopic findings, several publications about that type of urethral bleeding in the boy show that such a traumatic lesion is often found.
(10) The current therapeutic procedures for renal-urethral lithiasis are as follows: electrohydraulic and piezoelectric extracorporeal lithotripsy; electrohydraulic waves or ultrasound percutaneous litholapaxy; operative urethroscope; traditional surgery; chemolysis.
(11) Urethroscopic findings revealed the recurrence of a urethral polyp in the posterior urethra.
(12) After 6 months, urethroscopic control examination demonstrates complete epithelialization of the urethral stent.
(13) It was concluded that strictures result from the trauma of the urethroscope via the entire urethra and not from the use of indwelling catheters.
(14) In group II (19 animals) a preoperative urethral stricture was induced by electrocoagulation through a urethroscope.
(15) Urethroscopic evaluation was successfully completed with endourethral resection in four instances.
(16) Retrograde urethrography revealed an obstructive change in the prostatic urethra and urethroscopic findings showed a urethral tumor in the posterior urethra.
(17) Experience with transurethral management of urethral stricture using conventional urethroscope and resectroscope of both infant and adult size is reported and the surgical procedure described.
(18) In addition, hydrocortisone solution was instilled around the scars in the area of anastomosis by using a urethroscope in 6 patients after urethral resection, but in one patient granulations were excised, which promoted improvement of therapy outcomes.
(19) Only 24.6% of these patients were detected with supine urethroscopic cystometry, whereas 59.3% were detected with standing single-channel cystometry.
(20) Ninety-nine patients with a diagnosis of genuine stress incontinence were evaluated urodynamically and urethroscopically to determine the predictive accuracy of the sensitivity and specificity of each of these diagnostic modalities.