Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Taek Woo Cho.
The repair of extensive posterior urethral stricture often poses a therapeutic dilemma, especially when the urethral defect is too extensive to be repaired with traditional methods and the stricture portion has a poor blood supply. This report details the successful substitution of an extensive posterior urethral stricture using a reconfigured sigmoid colon neourethra.
Glomus tumors of the penis are extremely rare. We report a patient with a solitary glomus tumor involving the penis. A 19-year-old man presented with a complaint of a recurrent painful penile mass. Resection of the lesion was performed. The pathologic diagnosis was glomus tumor of the glans penis. This case emphasizes the need for complete extirpation of the glomus tumor to avoid additional surgery.
PURPOSE: Although urethral caruncle is not a major disease, the technique to remove it has been rather difficult and complicated. We describe a simple method of removal that is comparable to its importance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 10 patients we applied a ligation technique using 1-zero silk at the base of the urethral caruncle during a 4-year period. RESULTS: This technique was well tolerated by patients without analgesics or anesthesia. It also allowed obtaining tissue pathological evaluation if wanted. Seven to 14 days after ligation the caruncles broke off without any problem. The caruncles base healed satisfactorily. However, this technique requires at least 1 assistant. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a simple treatment for urethral caruncle.