Atypically extended post-traumatic stricture of the bulbous urethra in a teenager: a Case report

Presentation of clinical observation of a patient with an atypically extended stricture of the bulbar urethra. A 15-year-old boy came to the clinic with complaints of difficult and prolonged urination after an injury to the perineum and scrotum. The patient underwent a 3-fold surgical treatment for an extended stricture of the bulbous urethra. Complete recovery of the patient was achieved after repeated surgical interventions. At follow-up for 2.5 years, he urinates freely and painlessly. The average urination rate is 18 ml/s, urine tests are without deviations according to echography, and adequate emptying of the bladder is noted. In children, a post-traumatic urethral stricture is a rare condition, and patient management has not been finalized. In most cases, the methods of operations adopted in adult patients are used. Reconstructive surgery in this patient was performed in the “cold” postoperative period. With extended strictures, preference should be given to open urethroplasty, namely, augmen-tation techniques using a free buccal mucosal graft. The presented clinical case demonstrates the complexity of determining the therapeutic strategies and the surgical treatment in cases of an extended bulbous urethra stricture. © 2022, Eco-Vector LLC. All rights reserved.