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Stricture of the male urethra: 29 years experience of 323 cases
W Kochakarn1, V Muangman, V Viseshsindh
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract:
The authors reported 323 cases of male urethral stricture managed at Ramathibodi Hospital from 1969 to 1998 (29 years period). Etiology included traumatic causes 237 (73%) and post infection 54 cases (16%). The managements were urethroplasties 281 cases (87%), urethrotomy 21 cases (6%) and dilatation 21 cases (6%). The over all successful rate of urethroplasty was 89 per cent. The mean follow-up time was 2.5 years (0.5-15 years).