Urethral strictures

• Published in: BJU international Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 6 - 26
• Main Authors: Mundy, Anthony R., Andrich, Daniela E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-01-2011; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; anterior urethra; Biological and medical sciences; Dilatation; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; review; Urethra - pathology; Urethra - surgery; Urethral Stricture - history; Urethral Stricture - pathology; Urethral Stricture - surgery; urethral strictures; urethroplasty; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - history; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - methods; Young Adult; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Urethral disease; anterior urethra; Anterior; Urinary tract disease; Review; Urology; Urethroplasty; Plasty; Treatment; Urethra; Surgery; urethral strictures; Bibliographic review; Urethral stenosis
• ISSN: 1464-4096; 1464-410X
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09800.x

What’s known on the subject? and What does the study add?
Urethral strictures are common and increasingly common in an ageing population. The treatment is controversial and particularly the relative roles of urethrotomy or urethral dilatation on the one hand and urethroplasty on the other. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject including less commonly discussed issues such as the history and pathology of stricture disease.
We would hope that a comprehensive overview of the subject will give a sharper perspective to aid the investigation and management of patients with urethral strictures.