Morphologic Assessment of Male Urethral Stricture and Correlation With Clinical Parameters

Focus on male urethral stricture

Male Urethral Stricture: American Urological Association Guideline.

PURPOSE The purpose of this Guideline is to provide a clinical framework for the diagnosis and treatment of male urethral stricture. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic review of the literature using the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases (search dates 1/1/1990 to 12/1/2015) was conducted to identify peer-reviewed publications relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of urethral stricture. ...

Lichen sclerosus of the male genitalia and urethral stricture diseases.

INTRODUCTION The true incidence of urethral involvement in patients with genital lichen sclerosus (LS) is unknown. We review the epidemiology and discuss the pathogenesis of LS and urethral stricture diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the period 1991-2002, of 925 patients who underwent urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture, 130 patients (14%) received the diagnosis of LS. In all p...

The Role of Optical Internal Urethrotomy for Male Urethral Stricture

Introduction: Urethral stricture is characterized by a decrease in urethral flow severe enough to cause acute urinary retention. Urethral strictures may develop after traumas to the urethral epithelium and/or corpus spongiosum. Complication rates due to untreated urethral stricture are very high. Although various treatment methods have been described, the second most common method for urethral ...

The morbidity of urethral stricture disease among male Medicare beneficiaries

BACKGROUND To date, the morbidity of urethral stricture disease among American men has not been analyzed using national datasets. We sought to analyze the morbidity of urethral stricture disease by measuring the rates of urinary tract infections and urinary incontinence among men with a diagnosis of urethral stricture. METHODS We analyzed Medicare claims data for 1992, 1995, 1998, and 2001 to...