Optical urethrotomy as ambulatory procedure.
Optical urethrotomy is a relatively new means of treating urethral stricture. We performed the procedure on 100 ambulatory patients using only topical anesthesia and sedation in some. The patients were followed a minimum of one year. Our success rate for cure following one procedure was 66 per cent; however, those patients not cured required less frequent dilations after urethrotomy. We believe that this is a safe and effective means of treating urethral strictures in the outpatient setting with little morbidity and discomfort and with considerable economic savings.
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*