Approaches In The Treatment of Urethral Strictures

Urethral strictures are defined as the narrowing of the anterior urethral lumen or as corpus spongiosum fibrosis. Anterior urethral strictures can be divided as iatrogenic, inflammatory, idiopathic, and traumatic based on their etiology. Lower urinary tract septomas develop as a result of this disease. Many complications may occur in untreated patients.Cystoscopy, retrograde urethrography and ultrasonography can be used to diagnose the disease.Treatment methods are endoscopic and open surgery.Endoscopic treatment methods include dilatation, cold knife and laser internal uretrotomy. Recurrent bulbar urethral strictures; ”End-to-end anastomosis urethroplasty“ technique for short stenosis shorter than 2 cm. The technique of like ogmented anastomosis urethroplasty an with buccal graft is used for longer or complicated stenosis.

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