title: [Indwelling the anterior urethral stent: a good treatment option for anterior urethral stricture].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The 181st Hospital of PLA, Guilin, Guangxi 541002, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Rong
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hou-Zhou
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yong-Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xue-De
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei-Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: 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*