[Reconstructive surgery for male urethral stricture affects erectile function and sexual life quality].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the influence of reconstructive surgery for male urethral stricture on erectile function and sexual life quality.


METHODS
We analyzed retrospectively the clinical data of 326 male patients who underwent urethroplasty for urethral stricture in our department and evaluated their erectile function and sexual life quality.


RESULTS
A total of 172 groups of valid data were collected, with the mean follow-up of 28.5 months. The mean scores on IIEF-5 (P=0.002) and sexual life quality (P=0.026) were statistically significantly reduced after surgery. Erectile dysfunction was found in 88 (51.2%) of the patients after urethroplasty, as compared with 56 (32.6%) preoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
The location of urethral stricture, surgical method and urethral stricture recurrence may affect the erectile function and sexual life quality of the patient, but both can be gradually improved with the time after urethroplasty.
Xu
Xiao-Lin
XL
Department of Urology, Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China. xuxiaolin@2008.sina.com
Xu
Yue-Min
YM
Yu
Jian-Jun
JJ
Gu
Bao-Jun
BJ
Wu
Deng-Long
DL
Sa
Ying-Long
YL
Zhang
Xin-Ru
XR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*