Urethral strictures are common and increasingly common in an ageing population. The
treatment is controversial and particularly the relative roles of urethrotomy or urethral …

Background Urethral stricture is a narrowing of the urethra due to scar tissue, which leads to
obstructive voiding dysfunction with potentially serious consequences for the entire urinary …

In most instances a urethral stricture is a narrowing of the calibre of the urethra caused by
the presence of a scar consequent on infection or injury. However, not all strictures are …

Urethral stricture refers to any narrowing of the urethra, independent of whether it affects the
flow of urine out of the bladder. Urethral stricture occurs mainly in men, and the disease is a …

Purpose: The symptoms of urethral stricture are non-specific and may overlap with other
common conditions that can confound diagnosis. Urologists play a key role in the initial …

The surgical treatment of adult anterior urethral strictures has developed continuously.
Recently considerable changes have been introduced, involving the cause of the urethral …

Urethral stricture disease is relatively common and is associated with a significant financial
cost and potentially debilitating outcomes. Understanding urethral stricture epidemiology is …

PURPOSE: We determined the current etiology of urethral stricture disease in the developed
world and whether there are any differences in etiology by patient age and stricture site …

Male urethral stricture disease is prevalent and has a substantial impact on quality of life and
health-care costs. Management of urethral strictures is complex and depends on the …

In this systematic review of the literature, a search of the PubMed database was conducted
to identify articles dealing with augmentation/substitution urethral reconstruction of the …