[Clinical experience of treatment of urethral stricture].
The records of 53 patients treated for urethral stricture at Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital over a 8-year period were reviewed. Young men those affected and trauma appeared to have been the most frequent etiological cause. Of the 53 patients 12 were treated by filiform dilatation , 33 were treated by metal sound dilatation , and 8 underwent a pull-through technique. Good results were noted in 29 cases (54.7%), fair in 10 (18.9%) and poor results in 14 (26.4%). When the results were analyzed according to the method of treatment, poor results were most common among those who had underwent the pull-through technique and the metal sound dilatation as compared to filiform dilation group.
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Chiang
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Chou
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Wang
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*