title: Recurrent urethral stricture disease managed by clean intermittent self-catheterization.
abstract: We studied 41 patients with urethral stricture who had failed at least 1 operation, and were being maintained with filiform and follower dilation every 6 to 12 weeks. The patients were instructed in clean intermittent self-catheterization with a 16F red rubber catheter, which was performed every 1 to 30 days. Followup from 9 to 36 months revealed excellent compliance and average peak uroflow rates increased from 5.5 cc per second before dilation to 17.1 cc per second at the last followup visit. Clean intermittent self-catheterization is a simple method to maintain a patent urethra and obviates the need for further operations or painful dilations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chircus
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012648:Self Care; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology