{"id":663,"date":"2023-05-30T12:16:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T12:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoc.co.za\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2023-05-30T13:31:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:31:08","slug":"memokath-045-the-urethra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/?page_id=663","title":{"rendered":"Memokath\u2122 045 &#8211; URETHRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"663\" class=\"elementor elementor-663\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3759ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3759ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-003f0be\" data-id=\"003f0be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501b3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"501b3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memokath\u2122 045 - The URETHRAL STRICTURE solution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7972a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7972a69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231a3fa\" data-id=\"231a3fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad2422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ad2422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Memokath\u2122 045 &#8211;\u00a0The URETHRAL STRICTURE solution<\/span><br \/><\/u><br \/><\/strong>The Memokath\u2122045 Urethral solution is indicated for treatment of patients with recurrent urethral strictures of the penile urethra and patients with bladder neck challenges.<br \/><strong><u><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Procedure<\/span><br \/><\/u><br \/><\/strong>The insertion of the Memokath\u2122 045 stent is quick with minor side effects &#8211; if any &#8211; as well as immediate effect on symptoms. The whole procedure normally takes 30-45 minutes.<br \/>The stent is easy and simple to insert and it may easily be exchanged as it is not prone to tissue in-growth with low risk of infection compared to alternative treatment.<br \/>The stent is designed to remain endoluminal in the urethra long enough to allow complete urothelial re-growth and stabilization of the urethral lumen in the previously strictured area and the urethral lumen remains patent after removal of the Memokath\u2122 in most cases.<br \/><strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0<u>Indications<\/u><\/span><br \/><\/strong>\u2022\u00a0 Penile urethral strictures.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 Bladder neck stricture<u>.<\/u><br \/><strong><u><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Advantages of Memokath\u2122 treatment<\/span><\/u><br \/><\/strong>\u2022\u00a0 Immediate symptom relief \u2013 you will be able to urinate freely after the treatment.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 Minimal pain and discomfort \u2013 you can normally leave the hospital on the day of treatment.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 Minimal risk of infection.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 You can have a normal sex life with the stent inserted.<br \/><strong><u><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Technical information<\/span><\/u><br \/><\/strong>\u2022\u00a0 The Memokath\u2122045 expands in both ends. It comes in two versions; TW and TTW &#8211; both for use with rigid cystoscope <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 only.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 The TW Memokath\u2122 expands in both ends from CH24 to CH42 to be used from internal to external sphincters in cases of <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 spinal cord injury aiming to avoid major irreversible operations like Sphincterotomy or to relieve retention caused by\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stricture at the bladder neck level aiming to avoid long term catheterization and improve patient&#8217;s QOL.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0 The TTW version expands from CH24 to CH42 in the proximal end and from CH24 to CH33 in the distal end for penile <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 urethral strictures.<br \/><br \/>The Memokath\u2122045 comes in the following lengths: 0.5 (only TW), 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 mm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memokath\u2122 045 &#8211; The URETHRAL STRICTURE solution Memokath\u2122 045 &#8211;\u00a0The URETHRAL STRICTURE solutionThe Memokath\u2122045 Urethral solution is indicated for treatment of patients with recurrent urethral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoc.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}