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

Context Urethral stricture management guidelines are an important tool for guiding evidence-
based clinical practice. Objective To present a summary of the 2021 European Association …

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 …

Purpose: We investigated deterioration of the success rate of penile and bulbar substitution
urethroplasty. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive analysis of …

Abstract Study Type-Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 What's known on the
subject? and What does the study add? Excision of a stricture and end-to-end anastomosis …

Purpose: We evaluated preoperative risk factors associated with stricture recurrence in a
large, homogenous series of bulbar urethroplasties. Materials and Methods: We analyzed …

For the 2010 International Consultation on Urethral Strictures, all available published data
relating to the evaluation and follow-up of patients with anterior urethral stricture or posterior …

Accurate imaging of urethral strictures is critical for preoperative staging and planning of
reconstruction. The current gold standard, retrograde urethrography (RUG), allows for …

Radiation therapy (RT) in the management of pelvic cancers remains a clinical challenge to
urologists given the sequelae of urethral stricture disease secondary to fibrosis and vascular …

The definition of a successful urethroplasty, the lack of need for a secondary procedure, is
outdated and must be amended to incorporate objective and subjective outcomes. Success …