title: The early results of treatment of stricture of the male urethra using the Sachse optical urethrotome.
abstract: Thirty-nine male patients with urethral stricture have undergone urethrotomy using the Sachse optical urethrotome. Post-operatively a urethral catheter was used for 24 to 72 h. The technique is simple, the stay in hospital is short and complications are uncommon. Eighty-two per cent of the patients are now symptom-free and further 13% are sufficiently improved to be able to void satisfactorily at follow-up varying from 4 months to 2 1/2 years (mean 12 months). The 2 patients in whom unsatisfactory results were obtained had long strictures. We feel that direct vision urethrotomy should be considered as a treatment for urethral stricture.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization