title: [Therapeutic effect of regular urethral dilatation on patients with postoperative urethral stricture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the therapeutic effect of regular urethral dilatation on patients with postoperative urethral stricture.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 142 patients underwent urethral stricture. The unimproved patients after the surgery were divided into a reoperation group and a regular urethral dilatation group. All the patients were followed up for 1-3 months, and the curative effect was compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 142 patients, 42 had no improvement and 27 of them had reoperation, and symptoms in 21 were improved. Another 15 patients received regular urethral dilatation, and 5 improved. There was significant difference between the 2 groups (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regular urethral dilatation has some effect on postoperative patients, but no obvious effect on patients with dissatisfied operation for urethral stricture or restenosis.
authors: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors: Yonglin
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Dongjie
authors: D
authors: Li
authors: Zhi
authors: Z
authors: Chen
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Huang
authors: Ke
authors: K
authors: Huang
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Zhou
authors: Benmin
authors: B
authors: Gao
authors: Junjie
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Zhengyan
authors: Z
authors: Tang
mesh_terms: D004106:Dilatation; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*