[Indwelling the anterior urethral stent: a good treatment option for anterior urethral stricture].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical effect of indwelling the anterior urethral stent in the treatment of anterior urethral stricture.


METHODS
We included 38 patients with anterior urethral stricture in the treatment group, and another 38 in the control, the former treated by indwelling the anterior urethral stent, and the latter by urethral dilatation. Then we analyzed the clinical results by comparing the Qmax, urinary hesitancy and numbers of urethral dilations between the two groups.


RESULTS
Compared with the controls, the patients of the treatment group showed an obvious increase in Qmax, a significant decrease in the number of urethral dilatations, and a marked improvement of the quality of life. Six months after the stent removal, there were significantly more patients with Qmax > 15 ml/s in the treatment group than in the control (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Indwelling the anterior urethral stent is a desirable option for the treatment of anterior urethral stricture, which is simple, safe, effective and reliable, and can be applied to general clinical practice.
Liu
Dong-Rong
DR
Department of Urology, The 181st Hospital of PLA, Guilin, Guangxi 541002, China.
Luo
Hou-Zhou
HZ
Yu
Yong-Gang
YG
Li
Xue-De
XD
Liu
Wei-Chi
WC
Wu
Ying-Jie
YJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*