title: Standing the test of time: the long-term results of urethroplasty.
abstract: The principle indication for urethral surgery is stricture disease. There are a number of factors that influence the outcome of surgery including location of the stricture, stricture length, aetiology, previous surgery and selection of procedure. Outcomes for different techniques are summarised. The gold standard remains anastomotic urethroplasty, where appropriate, with patch urethroplasty or two-stage stage procedures for more complicated strictures especially the penile urethra.
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, NW1 2BU, London, UK. dan.wood@uclh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Andrich
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Greenwell
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mundy
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male