Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding

Urethral haemangiomas are rare benign vascular tumours. They usually cause painless urethral bleeding and haematospermia. Urethroscopy is the preferred diagnostic tool, while complementary radiologic studies could describe the extension of the tumour. Treatment should be tailored to each case, consi...

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Main Authors: Raquel Varea-Malo, Félix Campos-Juanatey, José Antonio Portillo Martín, Luisana Castillo Carvajal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9071327
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author Raquel Varea-Malo
Félix Campos-Juanatey
José Antonio Portillo Martín
Luisana Castillo Carvajal
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description Urethral haemangiomas are rare benign vascular tumours. They usually cause painless urethral bleeding and haematospermia. Urethroscopy is the preferred diagnostic tool, while complementary radiologic studies could describe the extension of the tumour. Treatment should be tailored to each case, considering size, location, and number of lesions. We present a case of a male patient diagnosed with urethral haemangiomas following painless spontaneous urethral bleeding associated with voiding symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-b86578f7951c4ab1a68fe3a2a29d08072025-02-03T01:23:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782019-01-01201910.1155/2019/90713279071327Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral BleedingRaquel Varea-Malo0Félix Campos-Juanatey1José Antonio Portillo Martín2Luisana Castillo Carvajal3Urology Department, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, SpainUrology Department, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Institute of Investigation Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainUrology Department, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, University of Cantabria, Santander, SpainUniversity Foundation of Health Sciences, San Jose Hospital, Bogotá, ColombiaUrethral haemangiomas are rare benign vascular tumours. They usually cause painless urethral bleeding and haematospermia. Urethroscopy is the preferred diagnostic tool, while complementary radiologic studies could describe the extension of the tumour. Treatment should be tailored to each case, considering size, location, and number of lesions. We present a case of a male patient diagnosed with urethral haemangiomas following painless spontaneous urethral bleeding associated with voiding symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9071327
spellingShingle Raquel Varea-Malo
Félix Campos-Juanatey
José Antonio Portillo Martín
Luisana Castillo Carvajal
Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
Case Reports in Urology
title Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
title_full Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
title_fullStr Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
title_short Multiple Urethral Hemangiomas Associated with Urethral Stricture: An Uncommon Aetiology for Urethral Bleeding
title_sort multiple urethral hemangiomas associated with urethral stricture an uncommon aetiology for urethral bleeding
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9071327
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