To the editor: I appreciate your interest in our study and thanks for the comments made. It was indeed an interesting find in this study, that slow resection rate was associated with urethral stricture (US) formation [1]. We observed that the resection rate was generally slower in the US group. In response to your query, it was noted that the resection rates did not seem to differ very much bet...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of removing the urinary catheter 7 days after excision and primary anastomosis (EPA) performed with the indication of anterior urethral stricture disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective review of medical records of the patients who had undergone EPA between January 2005 and December 2010 was performed. These patients were divided into 2 groups: Gro...

Anterior urethral diverticula are rare in children. Anterior urethral valves and associated diverticulum is the commonly discussed pathological entity in children. There is a lack of awareness among clinicians regarding less common presentations of anterior urethral diverticula in children; which can have a diverse involvement of the urinary tract. This report describes two uncommon presentatio...

OBJECTIVES To review the results of utilizing different grafts for substitution urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture caused by balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO). METHODS 153 patients who underwent substitution urethroplasty for anterior urethral strictures were included in this study. The stricture length varied from 3.8 to 16.4 cm (mean 10.2 cm). In 32% of the patients (49), local...

Non-traumatic, spontaneous urinary bladder rupture is a rare complication of urethral stricture. Furthermore, its symptoms are often nonspecific, and misdiagnosis is common. The authors experienced a case of urethral stricture with spontaneous bladder rupture and bilateral hydronephrosis, mimicking obstructive uropathy attributed to cancer metastasis. A 55-year-old woman was admitted with abdom...

Lichen sclerosus (LS) previously known as balanitis xerotica obliterans, is a chronic, progressive lymphocyte mediated skin disease. It shows a predilection for the male genital area and may involve in external urinary meatus, penile urethra and even bulbar urethra causing stricture. Male genital lichen sclerosus (MGLSc) may lead to a significant impairment of urinary and sexual function; and i...

Aim: In this study, our aim was to compare the effectiveness of combined intraurethral lidocaine and intravenous sedoanalgesia with alone in patients undergoing optical internal urethrotomy(OIU) for primary anterior urethral strictures. 
 Materials methods: A total 76 who underwent OIU stricture 2-3 cm long were analysed. Patients divided into two groups. There 36 group 1 received only gel...

Introduction. The recurrence of urethral/bladder neck stricture after multiple endoscopic procedures is a rare complication that can follow prostatic surgery and its treatment is still controversial. Material and Methods. We retrospectively analyzed our data on 17 patients, operated between September 2001 and January 2010, who presented severe urinary incontinence and urethral/bladder neck stri...