How many days to recover after urethral dilation surgery

Urethral stricture is a common disease among men. This disease will not only hinder men's normal urination, but also affect men's sexual and reproductive functions. Therefore, if men suffer from this kind of disease, they need to use urethral dilation to solve this problem. After surgery, patients also need to take care of basic common problems so that their body can recover better.

1. Prevent infection. Because the whole process of surgical treatment may cause some damage to the patient, the patient should avoid infection after the operation. This can prevent inflammation of the injured area and reduce the probability of complications after the operation. Generally, drugs are used to prevent infections in clinical medicine, so patients can take levofluoride, quinolones or cephalosporins after surgery, which can prevent infections and complications in the human body.

2. Drink more water. After the operation, the patient also needs to increase the amount of water he drinks every day, so that he can have more urine to flush the urethral opening. This is because if the urine excreted by the patient is too thick, the urethral opening will be irritated and the patient will feel more pain. In addition, peeing a lot can also help patients reduce the chance of infection.

3. Promote blood circulation and relieve pain. If the patient has urethral bleeding after surgery, he must undergo blood circulation treatment and ensure that the bleeding symptoms completely subside before he can be hospitalized. In addition, most patients will have painful urination after surgery. This symptom will subside after the patient is completely repaired. If the patient cannot bear the pain, he or she can take some medicine in moderation, which can effectively relieve the pain.

4. Adjust diet. After surgery, patients also need to make sure not to eat any spicy food, which is not conducive to wound repair and can also prevent the body from experiencing discomfort due to poor diet.

If the patient can solve the above four common problems, the patient's recovery after surgery will be faster and the probability of complications will be less. It should be noted that although urethral dilation can effectively treat urethral stricture, this treatment method is not suitable for all patients. If the patient has urethritis, urethral injury, urethral tumors or acute prostatitis, other measures will be needed to treat urethral stricture.

How long does it take to repair the urethral opening after surgery?

How long it takes to repair the urethral meatus is related to the type of urethral meatus surgery. If it is a urethral orifice tumor, it can usually be repaired in about a week. If it is a urethral orifice trauma, most cases require urethral orifice repair surgery or a urethral catheter for support, which usually takes more than two weeks to repair. If it is urethral stricture, the urethral stricture is removed and the urethral orifice ends are matched. Generally, a urethral catheter needs to be left in place for more than two weeks, and then the urethral catheter is left in place for four weeks and the urethra is dilated again. Recovery after this type of surgery is slow and generally takes about half a year. If it is a urethral orifice tumor, most of the tumors can be repaired within a week after electroresection of the urethral orifice tumor.