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Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To determine the long-term stricture-free rate after visual internal urethrotomy following initial and follow-up urethrotomies.
Methods.
The records of all male patients who underwent direct visual internal urethrotomy for urethral stricture disease in our hospital between July 2004 and May 2012 were reviewed.
The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze stricture-free probability after the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth urethrotomies.
Results.
A total of 301 patients were included.
The overall stricture-free rate at the 36-month follow-up was 8.3% with a median time to recurrence of 10 months (95% CI of 9.5 to 10.5, range: 2–36).
The stricture-free rate after one urethrotomy was 12.1% with a median time to recurrence of eight months (95% CI of 7.1–8.9).
After the second urethrotomy, the stricture-free rate was 7.9% with a median time to recurrence of 10 months (95% CI of 9.3 to 10.6).
After the third to fifth procedures, the stricture-free rate was 0%.
There was no significant difference in the stricture-free rate between single and multiple procedures.
Conclusion.
The long-term stricture-free rate of visual internal urethrotomy is modest even after a single procedure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al Taweel, Waleed& Seyam, Raouf. 2015. Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results. Advances in Urology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053996
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al Taweel, Waleed& Seyam, Raouf. Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results. Advances in Urology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053996
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al Taweel, Waleed& Seyam, Raouf. Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results. Advances in Urology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053996
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053996