title: Optical internal urethrotomy for strictures of the male urethra. Effect of local steroid injection.
abstract: Optical internal urethrotomy is a safe operative procedure for the management of a prevailing number of strictures of the male urethra. During the years 1976--1978, urethrotomy was carried out in 149 patients and the results are evaluated 1--3 years postoperatively. In the series of patients treated by urethrotomy without corticoid injection the rate of recurrent stricture was 19.4%. Using a specially constructed needle for injection of triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog), we were able to reduce the recurrence rate to 4.3%.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide