Internal urethrotomy of urethral stricture under vision--a five-year report.
This report deals with experience with the method of transurethral incision of urethral strictures under vision in 547 patients involving 662 internal urethrotomies between Nov. 1972 and Aug. 1977. Follow-up examinations showed good results in 79, 3% of the patients. Transurethral incision of urethral strictures can be recommended as the method of choice for the treatment of urethral strictures.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*