Internal Urethrotomy Surgery India Cost – All Inclusive Medical Packages
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Internal Urethrotomy In India
Q. What is internal urethrotomy ?
In this procedure, the strictured area in the urethra is incised using a sharp knife...
Before the procedure
* Please do not take any blood thinning medications for 7 days prior to your sedative procedure (aspirin, coumadin, plavix, percentine, lovenox or Vitamin E).
* We will explain the procedure to you and offer you the opportunity to ask any questions that you might have regarding procedure.
Procedure
The patient was given spinal/general anesthesia, placed in the Lithotomy position and then prepped and draped in the usual standard sterile manner. A cystoscope was then gently placed into the urethral meatus and the length of the urethra inspected. A strictured area was noted in the bulbous urethra amenable to DVIU. The urethral meatus was dilated to 30 French sequentially with Hagrow urethral dilators...
After the procedure
* You will have a Foley catheter in the urethra during your bladder
* We will teach you how to empty your bladder and take care of Foley catheter
* You may have some bleeding along side of the catheter from your penis – it – is common...
Q. What are the results ?
Results of this procedure have our been satisfactory is short-term follow-up in 70-80% patients, but long-term success rates are much lower ...
Risks/Complications
The risks and complications of the procedure where extensively discussed with the patient. The general risks of this procedure include, but are not limited to bleeding, transfusion, infection, wound infection/dehiscence, pain, scaring of tissues, failure of the procedure, potential injury to other surrounding structures..
Additionally, mentioned were the possible serious complications of the anesthesia to include cracked teeth, airway damage, aspiration, pneumonia, spinal head-ache, nerve damage, spinal canal bleeding and malignant hyperthermia. Your anesthesiologist will discuss the risks and complications in more depth separately. Additional procedures may be necessary....
The specific risks of this procedure include, but are not limited to: prolonged urethral catheterization, urethral diverticulum, urethral abscess, recurrence of the stricture, future alternative procedures for failures, prolonged dysuria, penile pain and impotence...
You understand the procedure, general and specific risks as discussed and agree to proceed with the procedure. You also understand that not every possible complication can be listed in this counseling note and additional risks are possible, although unlikely. ...