Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Fifteen boys ranging between 5 and 15 years old consulted our clinics for nocturnal and diurnal enuresis which had not been improved by medication and behavioral therapy. Among them, voiding cystography revealed bulbar narrowing (Cobb's Collar) in 10 cases and vesico-ureteral reflux was found in four cases (seven ureters). Endoscopically, this lesion was recognized as a ring-form stenosis just distal to the urethral sphincter. It was incised with infantile urethrotome. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Boys who suffer from diurnal enuresis should immediately be explored for the existence of congenital urethral stenosis. Early resolution may bring about better urinary behavior.
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Authors | Mikio Sugimoto, Yoshiyuki Kakehi, Motoki Yamashita, Takakazu Matsuki, Masashi Inui, Sigeo Taketa |
Journal | International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
(Int J Urol)
Vol. 12
Issue 6
Pg. 558-62
(Jun 2005)
ISSN: 0919-8172 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 15985078
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Circadian Rhythm
- Endoscopy
- Enuresis
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Humans
- Male
- Radiography
- Treatment Outcome
- Urethra
(diagnostic imaging)
- Urethral Stricture
(complications, congenital, diagnosis, surgery)
- Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
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