Urethral stricture

Ruger's story

Ruger suffered a severe crush injury to his pelvis and required extensive surgery to repair the damage. He recovered well from this, but had difficulty urinating and was referred to Texas A&M for further evaluation. We found that a stricture (narrowing) of his urethra, the tube which carries urine from the bladder.

Using fluoroscopy, we identified the stricture and placed a self-expanding stent across the lesion. This opened up the urethra and let the urine pass freely.

Fluoroscopic image of the stricture with computer generated measurements

Image of the guidewire passing across the stricture and the closed stent in place

Image of the stent (the mesh structure) successfully deployed across the stricture

Ruger, doing well at home!

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