title: Urethral strictures.
abstract: What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Urethral strictures are common and increasingly common in an ageing population. The treatment is controversial and particularly the relative roles of urethrotomy or urethral dilatation on the one hand and urethroplasty on the other. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject including less commonly discussed issues such as the history and pathology of stricture disease. We would hope that a comprehensive overview of the subject will give a sharper perspective to aid the investigation and management of patients with urethral strictures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: Daniela E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Andrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004106:Dilatation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult