title: [Internal urethrotomy, a modern method in the treatment of urethral strictures].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal urethrotomy in the treatment of urethral strictures, by the retrospective analysis of 54 cases. The patients' age ranged between 18-92. 35 patients (64.8%) had iatrogenic strictures and 10 (18.5%) had traumatic ones. 35 patients presented with urinary infections before the procedure. Following internal urethrotomy, the medium hospital stay was 3.15 days. There were only 7 patients with postoperative fever and no death was recorded. The follow-up period was between 1-12 months with a medium of 9 months and only 2 patients required recurrent internal urethrotomy. Out of the 54 patients, 8 had recurrent urethral stricture disease and 6 of them had posttraumatic membranous urethral strictures. Optical internal urethrotomy appears to be the ideal therapeutic method of urethral strictures, because it has a low morbidity, it is safe to perform and the postoperative results are good. The hospitalization and the recovery periods are short, allowing a quick socio-professional reintegration. Most of the recurrencies occur with posttraumatic strictures.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Clinica de Urologie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gheorghiu
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Radu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costache
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stefănescu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures