Transurethral incision for male urethral stricture or atresia: Report of 55 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the curative effect of transurethral incision for male urethral stricture or atresia. Methods A retrospective) review was made on 55 male patients with urethral stricture or atresia treated by transurethral incision. Results The success rate of the operation on one session was 90.9% (50/55), while the remaining 5 patients were cured by two times of operations.Forty-seven patients were followed for 6~12 months (mean,10 months).Urethral dilatation was performed for once within 1 week after the remorval of catheter in 10 patients,for 3~5 times within 3 months after operation in 21 patients,and after the third postoperative month in 16 patients. Conclusions Transurethral incision for male urethral stricture or atresia is effective.