TITLE:
AlliumTM Bulbar Urethral Stent: An Updated Long-Term Multi-Center Study with New Treatment Modality for Bulbar Urethral Stricture
AUTHORS:
Melih Culha, Zaher Bahouth, Unsal Ozkuvanci, Sarel Halachmi, Levend Ozkan, Ofer Nativ, Ali Saribacak, Murat Ustuner, Ufuk Yavuz, Seyfettin Ciftci, Hasan Yilmaz, Boaz Moskovitz
KEYWORDS:
Allium BUS, Bulbar Stricture, Urethral Stent, Urethral Stricture, Urethroplasty
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Urology,
Vol.6 No.3,
March
23,
2016
ABSTRACT: Objectives: To report the 2-years follow-up
of patients with bulbar urethral strictures treated with the new AlliumTM
Bulbar Urethral Stent (Allium BUS). Methods: The stent is a fully covered,
self-expendable, large caliber metal stent specially designed for the
treatment of bulbar urethral strictures. The stent is comprised of a coiled
super-elastic structure covered by a polymeric coating designed to prevent
mucosal hyperplasia. The indwelling time is 12 months, after which the stent
should have been removed. Sixty-four patients with recurrent bulbar stricture
were treated with Allium BUS in 3 worldwide centers. Results: All stents were successfully
inserted with no perioperative complications. In a median follow-up of 25.5
months, the mean maximal flow rate following stent insertion was significantly
higher compared to the pre-surgical flow rate (14 ml/sec vs 6.6 ml/sec, p