Synchronous metastatic disease is characterized by the presence of metastatic lesions, in addition to the primary tumor, at diagnosis. Investigators in South Korea demonstrated the benefit in a ...

A stricture is a dense scar that occurs somewhere along the urethra. The urethra is the urinary channel that carries urine to the outside of the body. Strictures often cause symptoms such as poor ...

Urethral stricture is scarring in the urethra, the tube that moves urine out of your body. The scarring blocks or narrows your urethra and makes it difficult to urinate. It can cause pain. If left ...

A urethral stricture can seriously impact a man’s life. Previous treatments available had low success rate, but there are new options available to treat the condition. Dr. Jeremy B. Myers talks about ...

Aug. 7, 2002 -- Routine direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is better than treating only on recurrence for urethral strictures, according to the results of a prospective, randomized trial ...

A meeting with an American professor led Dr Do Lenh Hung to a breakthrough that freed thousands of patients from the daily burden of wearing a urinary drainage bag.

Optilume is a urethral balloon coated with paclitaxel (3.5 microgram/mm 2). It is indicated for managing urethral stricture disease in 'adult males'. It is designed to be used as a drug-coated ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The incidence of urethral stricture disease, in which the urethral opening becomes narrow due to genetic disorders, scars, or infections such as STD, is increasing ...

Over the weekend at SXSW in Austin, Tex., Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he had two surgeries on his penis to correct an unexpected medical issue with his urethra. He did not reveal a formal diagnosis.