Optical urethrotomy · Recognition · D60

The pinhole

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Optical urethrotomyRecognition · Core

The scenario

  • Optical urethrotomy for a bulbar stricture.
What you see
  • The urethra narrows to a pale, fibrous ring with a pinhole at its centre.
  • The pinhole is not central to the view.
Optical urethrotomy: the urethrotome at a bulbar stricture
Optical urethrotomy: the urethrotome at a bulbar stricture
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions