Recurrency after Optical Internal Urethrotomy

Internal Urethrotomy

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 ...

Efficacy of mitomycin C in reducing recurrence of anterior urethral stricture after internal optical urethrotomy

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of mitomycin C in reducing the recurrence of anterior urethral stricture after internal optical urethrotomy (IOU). MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Department of Urology at the Institute of Kidney Diseases Peshawar from March 2011 to December 2013. A total of 151 patients who completed the study were divided into t...

Role of clean intermittent self catheterisation (CISC) in the prevention of recurrent urethral strictures after internal optical urethrotomy.

BACKGROUND Urethral stricture is one of the oldest diseases Urethral dilatation Internal optical urethrotomy,were the only treatment. Clean Intermittent Self Catheterisation was introduced by Lapides has greatly decreased the recurrence of stricture. Objectives were to determine the role of Clean Intermittent Self Catheterisation (CISC) in the prevention of recurrence of urethral strictures aft...

A Simple Technique to Facilitate Treatment of Urethral Strictures with Optical Internal Urethrotomy

Urethral stricture is a common condition that can lead to serious complications such as urinary infections and renal insufficiency secondary to urinary retention. Treatment options include catheterization, urethroplasty, endoscopic internal urethrotomy, and dilation. Optical internal urethrotomy offers faster recovery, minimal scarring, and less risk of infection, although recurrence is possibl...