title: [Internal urethrotomy].
abstract: Internal urethrotomy is the first treatment for all kinds of urethral strictures except meatal stenosis and complete urethral obstruction. After urethrotomy a urethral catheter is left indwelling for up to 3 days if the urine is already sterile. In the case of infection it remains in place for 2 weeks. Long-term results depend mainly on the extent of periurethral fibrosis. The over-all success rate is about 50%. Only in a few cases can a second or third urethrotomy be definitively curative. Further urethrotomies are clearly only a palliative treatment of the stricture, comparable in effect to repeated urethral dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Abteilung, Krankenhaus Eichhof, Lauterbach.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiari
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D020684:Cystoscopes; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Interne Urethrotomie.