فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Most contemporary series on urethral prolapse report either on the use of excisional or conservative treatment approaches. Objectives: To introduce a modified ligation over a Foley catheter treatment method for urethral prolapse that addresses most of the previously reported complications. Results: The mean age of the patients was 6 years old (ranging from 3 to 8 years). All parents suspected sexual molestation and in two cases, the suspected perpetrators were verbally threatened of dire consequences of their actions if proven. None of the receiving medical personnel were aware of this condition. Maximum length of catheterization was for 4 days. The post treatment urethral openings appeared normal and there were no complications. Conclusions: The ligation method with attention to the modifications described further in the article is a simple, safe and cost effective option for the management of urethral prolapse.\r\nMaintaining the inflated balloon of the Foley catheter with timed catheter removal especially adds predictability to this technique.