title: Visual internal urethrotomy in management or urethral strictures.
abstract: Visual internal urethrotomy was used in the treatment of urethral strictures in 103 patients. The procedure was performed mostly under local anesthesia. Urethral catheter for forty-eight hours or urethral splinting for two weeks was used as complementary treatment in some cases. We obtained an overall success rate of 95.1 per cent.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization