Constrictive uroflow curves or a maximum flow rate <10 mL/s by uroflowmetry was considered to indicate the occurrence of a
urethral stricture. To distinguish
urethral stricture from bladder neck contracture,
urethral stricture was confirmed by urethroscopy and urethrography.
Urethral stricture is a disease of anterior urethra in which there is scarring process affecting the epithelium of urethra and spongy erectile tissues of corpus spongiosum causing fibrotic narrowing of the urethra1.
In addition, the risk of fibrosis and
urethral stricture will also increase, leading to impairment of urethral perfusion.
The recurrence rate of
urethral stricture was 16.6 % (3/18 patient) with Qmax of 4.6 and 7.2ml/sec.
* Partially obliterated anterior
urethral stricture.
Six patients (12.8%) were treated endoscopically for postprostatectomy
urethral stricture disease or bladder neck sclerosis prior to sling placement.
McAninch, "Anastomotic urethroplasty for bulbar
urethral stricture: analysis of 168 patients," The Journal of Urology, vol.
Specific subtypes of Memokath stents have been developed for ureteral strictures, BPE, and
urethral strictures [18], and Memokath stents have even been used for treatment of ureteral avulsion [19], ureteroileal anastomotic stricture [20], strictures in renal transplant kidneys [21], and ureterovaginal fistulas [22].
A 72-year-old male with a history of transurethral resection of the prostate one year prior to admission and internal urethrotomy for a
urethral stricture three months prior presented with obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms.
A total of 45 male patients of all age group having anterior
urethral stricture on retrograde urethrography were subjected to sonourethrography of anterior urethra.
Background: The treatment of
urethral stricture is usually not difficult but the problem lies in high rate of recurrence.