Purpose: The Optilume® drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a urethral dilation balloon with a
paclitaxel coating that combines mechanical dilation for immediate symptomatic relief with …

Introduction Endoscopic management of male anterior urethral stricture disease is common;
however, repeat treatment is associated with high recurrence rates. Here, we report the 3 …

Methods Men with recurrent bulbar strictures≤ 2 cm with 1–4 prior endoscopic treatments
were treated with the Optilume™ drug-coated balloon. Patients were evaluated within 14 …

Aims: To analyze the results of balloon dilatation for short segment male urethral strictures.
Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis was done of 120 patients undergoing …

Objectives. To assess a newly designed balloon dilation catheter for the treatment of urethral
stricture disease. The dilating capability of the catheter, the tolerability and safety of the …

Background Our objective is to report a comparative review of recently released guidelines
for the evaluation, management, and follow-up of urethral stricture disease. Methods This is …

OBJECTIVE To report the long‐term outcome over 12 years of using the urethral UrolumeTM
wallstent (AMS, Minnetonka, MI, USA) for treating recurrent bulbar urethral stricture disease …

Long-term effect of urethral dilatation and internal urethro... : Current Opinion in Urology
Long-term effect of urethral dilatation and internal urethrotomy for urethral strictures : Current …

Purpose: To present the short-term results of hydrophilic dilatation catheter or steroid-coated
hydrophilic dilatation catheter usage in the management of primary urethral stricture …

Materials and Methods: A Pubmed database search was performed with the words “internal
urethrotomy” and “internal urethrotomy” self-catheterization. All papers dealing with this …