Korean J Urol.  1987 Aug;28(4):549-554.

Endoscopic Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Urethral Strictures

• Won HC
• Lee MS

Abstract

95 cases of urethrotomy under direct vision were made on 60 patients with urethral strictures. The results were as followed. 1 When stricture length was less than 0.5cm, success rate by urethrotomy under direct vision (87 %) was very high and other factors contributing to success rate were diameter of stricture, site of stricture, UTI. 2. Urethrotomy under direct vision was highly useful for the primary management of any urethral strictures. 3. It can be easily repeated when the strictures are recurred. 4. Complications were minimal without serious problems.

Keyword

urethral stricture; internal urethrotomy

MeSH Terms

Constriction, Pathologic
Humans
Urethral Stricture*