title: Urethral dilatation compared with cystoscopy alone in the treatment of women with recurrent frequency and dysuria.
abstract: The relative merits of cystoscopy alone and cystoscopy plus urethral dilatation were compared in a randomised study of women with recurrent frequency and dysuria. One hundred women were studied before and at least 6 months after operation. A detailed questionnaire was completed, the severity of the symptoms was scored and patients underwent urodynamic investigation. Forty-eight patients underwent cystoscopy alone and 52 underwent urethral dilatation. The two groups were well matched with regard to age, parity, menopausal status, previous gynaecological surgery and severity of symptoms. A significant improvement in symptoms was observed in both groups after treatment: 30% had no residual symptoms, 50% were improved and 20% were no better. However, no difference in final outcome was observed between those who had undergone cystoscopy alone and those who had undergone urethral dilatation. Furthermore, 7 patients who underwent urethral dilatation experienced transient stress incontinence of urine, a complication not observed in women who underwent cystoscopy alone. No benefit was observed from the addition of urethral dilatation to cystoscopy alone in women with recurrent frequency and dysuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hinshaw
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Essenhigh
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Neal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004106:Dilatation; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics