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Cystourethroscopy was performed, and the patient was noted to have a normal (___) urethra. However, at the junction of the pendulous and bulbous urethra there were several wide aperture strictures. The bulbous urethra and the membranous urethra were completely free of stricture.
I can't figure out what type of urethra he is saying. It seems slurred to me, and I can't make out what it starts with or ends with. Maybe ending in a- u sound. It has an s in it and/or sh. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Maybe this will help fill in the missing sounds.
If this is a male patient:
The urethra is divided into four parts in men, named after the location:
Region Description
This is the intramural part of the urethra and varies between 0.5 and 1.5 cm in length depending the fullness of the bladder. | |
Crosses through the prostate gland. There are several openings: (1) the ejaculatory duct receives sperm from the vas deferens and ejaculate fluid from the seminal vesicle, (2) several prostatic ducts where fluid from the prostate enters and contributes to the ejaculate, (3) the prostatic utricle, which is merely an indentation. These openings are collectively called the verumontanum. | |
A small (1 or 2 cm) portion passing through the external urethral sphincter. This is the narrowest part of the urethra. It is located in the deep perineal pouch. The ducts of the bulbourethral glands (Cowper's gland) enter here. | |
spongy urethra (or penile urethra) | Runs along the length of the penis on its ventral (underneath) surface. It is about 15–16 cm in length, and travels through the corpus spongiosum. The ducts from the urethral gland (gland of Littre) enter here. Some textbooks will subdivide the spongy urethra into two parts, the bulbous and pendulous urethra. |