Important Study on Urethral Strictures

Here's an important quote about urethral strictures:

"Steenkamp and colleagues (1997) conducted a prospective, randomized comparison between internal urethrotomy and urethral dilation for male urethral strictures. They found no significant difference in efficacy between the 2 procedures when used as initial treatment. Recurrence rates increased as the length of the stricture increased. Recurrence rates at 12 months were 40%, 50%, and 80% for stricture lengths of less than 2 cm, 2-4 cm, and greater than 4 cm, respectively. The recurrence rate for strictures 2-4 cm long increased to 75% at 48 months of follow-up. " - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/450903-followup

Note the tremendously high rates of reoccurrence of urethral strictures.

Internal urethrotomy means going inside the penis with a knife and cutting a slice through the urethral stricture to cause the urethra to open up, an unpleasant procedure.

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