Stricture of the urethra
Object numberGC.12047
TitleStricture of the urethra
DescriptionUrethra. Extremity and cavernous portion of a penis with the corpus, cavernosum urethrae laid open longitudinally, showing stricture of the
From an aged male (C. Bell. Engravings from specimens of morbid parts. London. 1813. P1.V. fig.2.)
The cavernous urethra for some 50 mm. is reduced to a narrow channel. The penis shows senile atrophy with diminution of the spaces of the corpora cavernosa penis and corpus cavernosum urethrae. The glans participates in the dystrophy.
Object nameURETHRA
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen