STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA AS A DISEASE OF THE URINARY CANAL AND PROMISING METHODS OF URETHRAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY (TISSUE ENGINEERING, BIOMATERIALS). Part 1

Abstract

The literary review is devoted to the very important medical and social problem – treatment of urethral strictures. The message is a historical excursion into the problem. Authors describe the development of scientific ideas about urethral stricture as a separate disease of the urinary canal: approaches to the definition of this pathology, the advantages and disadvantages of its various classifications, the role of various factors in the pathogenesis and their influence on the treatment effectiveness.

Keywords

• stricture of the urethra
• spongiofibrosis
• urinary canal
• bushing
• palliative surgery