Role of Paclitaxel in Stricture Urethra

Cystourethroscopy will be performed using a 22 Fr rigid cystoscope to allow for ureteric catheter 3F/a wire to be passed through the stricture and into the urinary bladder. DVIU will be performed by cold-knife incisions at the 12-, 3-, and 9 o'clock positions through the full thickness of the fibrosis to healthier appearing tissue. A 23 Fr Wolf (Vernon Hills, IL) injection scope and a standard injection needle was used to inject 30 mg/5mL of paclitaxel vial, 1.5 mL will be injected along the length of each incision into healthier appearing tissue for a total of 5 mL.

DVIU