[The treatment of urethral strictures]

Analysis of the results of many-year treatment of 788 patients with traumatic urethral strictures indicated that it was advisable to perform Khol'tsov's operation without leaving a catheter in the urethra in short strictures of the anterior urethral segment, Solovov's operation was indicated for occlusive strictures of the posterior urethral portion, whereas endourethral interventions (urethrotomy, resection) were beneficial in short patent strictures. Vesicourethral strictures required transurethral electroresection. Stenotic urethral changes were seen at different levels in 3.7% of postoperative patients. Some recommendations were proposed by the authors for prevention of the changes. A classification of urethral strictures was also presented.