Reoperative surgery for recurrent strictures of the penile and bulbous urethra.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the outcome of reoperation for anterior urethral strictures.


METHODS
Strictures that recurred after urethroplasty were repaired by various procedures in 20 patients (penile urethra in 8 and bulbous urethra in 12, mean followup 57 months).


RESULTS
Of the recurrent penile urethral strictures 3 showed excellent and 5 satisfactory results, compared to 9 and 3, respectively, for bulbous urethral strictures. Overall 60% of the cases had an excellent outcome and no failures were documented.


CONCLUSIONS
Any type of urethroplasty may fail even after a considerable period but reoperation with proper indications can offer a lasting solution.
Barbagli
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Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy.
Selli
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Tosto
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis; D011467:Prostate; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*