Male Urethral Stricture: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects in Kara

Background: Urethral stricture is a pathology frequently encountered in urological practice. Management often surgical, with possible recurrences. What about this Kara, semi-urban city? Objective: Assess the management of male urethral Kara. Patients and Methods: This was descriptive study retrospective data collection. The took place urology department teaching hospital from December 2020 to 2022. All cases stricture, surgically treated at were listed. inclusion criteria as follows: any patient who had been for Hospital operating theater register records used collect data. diagnosis made retrograde urethrogram. A total 24 patients during period. following variables studied: age, reason consultation, location, length, etiology stricture; type treatment received: optical internal urethrotomy, or anastomotic urethroplasty, results. result considered good if, after removal catheter, regained his micturition without need dilatation; average needed one more dilatation sessions regain urination; poor did not despite sessions. Microsoft excel epi info 7 software processing. Results: age our 43.7 years ± 10.18 extremes ranging 27 70 years. most represented groups that 40 50 years, 37.5% cases; 30 33.3% cases. consulted urine retention 66.6% location bulbar 45.8% found infectious 58.3% Among patients, received urethrotomy treatment, while 41.6% urethroplasty treatment. Postoperatively, urinary 87.5% benefited repeated dilatation. In terms results, we 20.8% patients; patients. duration follow-up 14.3 +/- 7.2 months (3-27). Conclusion: Male mainly affects young adults Surgical done by and/or urethroplasty.