Abstract
To date, urethral stricture disease in men, though relatively common, represents an often poorly managed condition. Therefore, this article is dedicated to encompassing the currently existing data upon anatomy, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease, based on more than 40 years of experience at a tertiary referral center and a PubMed literature review enclosing publications until September 2018.
Highlights
Urethral stricture disease can develop throughout the entire length of the male urethra and can be caused by a large variety of etiologies
Steenkamp et al have shown that every additional centimeter to be treated with direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) brings along an extra risk factor (RR: 1.22) for stricture recurrence [21]
Repetitivedilation is frequently administered as an adjuvant therapy after DVIU to prevent or delay stricture recurrence
Summary
Urethral stricture disease can develop throughout the entire length of the male urethra and can be caused by a large variety of etiologies. Despite the substantial scientific progress on this subject, a numerous amount of studies has revealed the insufficient knowledge about urethral stricture surgery among urologists and has shown that patients with urethral strictures are generally offered an inadequate treatment option [1,2,3]. Against this background, the article outlines the existing data about anatomy, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of male urethral stricture disease
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