TY  - JOUR
A1  - Waterloos, Marjan
A1  - Martins, Francisco
A1  - Verla, Wesley
A1  - Kluth, Luis
A1  - Lumen, Nicolaas
T1  - Current management of membranous urethral strictures due to radiation
T2  - Frontiers in Surgery
N2  - Radiotherapy is a frequently used treatment for prostate cancer. It does not only causes the intended damage to cancer cells, but also affects healthy surrounding tissue. As a result radiation-induced urethral strictures occur in 2.2% of prostate cancer patients. Management of urethral strictures is challenging due to the presence of poor vascularized tissue for reconstruction and the proximity of the sphincter, which can impair the functional outcome. This review provides a literature overview of risk factors, diagnostics and management of radiation-induced urethral strictures.
KW  - urethal stricture
KW  - radiotherapy
KW  - membranous urethral stricture
KW  - radiation-induced
KW  - urethroplasty
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/61045
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-610459
SN  - 2296-875X
VL  - 8
IS  - art. 635060
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
PB  - Frontiers Media
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -