| 摘要 |
FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to urology. A stent representing a threaded metal spiral is installed into the prostatic urethra with the use of a guide and the Foley catheter. The hollow rigid metal guide is curved along the urethral flexure, provided with a handle on the outer end and an inner thread on the inner end. The spiral stent is attached to the guide, and the Foley catheter is inserted therein. The device is installed into the prostatic urethra. The Foley catheter balloon is emptied. The catheter is removed. The guide is detached from the spiral and removed from the urethra.EFFECT: method simplifies the delivery and provides the accurate installation of the urethral stent into the prostatic urethra by avoiding the necessity of using endoscopic equipment with a simple procedure for the guide and catheter removal from the urethra.3 dwg |
