the vast majority of strictures were anterior (92.2%), with most of these occurring in the bulbar urethra (46.9%), followed by penile (30.5%), penile and bulbar (9.9%), and panurethral (4.9% ...

45% of urethral strictures are iatrogenic, 30% idiopathic, and 20% due to bacterial urethritis. Strictures are diagnosed with a flow test and a retrograde urethrogram. Short bulbar strictures can ...

The groundbreaking treatment for recurrent bulbar urethral strictures has had its five-year follow-up data from the ROBUST I study published in the Journal of Urology. This data underscores the ...

2.4 Current treatment options for recurrent bulbar urethral strictures include endoscopic procedures, urethral dilatation, direct visual internal urethrotomy and urethroplasty. The choice of treatment ...

Updates in the 2023 amendment now include: Research on females and female urethral stricture studies. New key questions comparing sexual dysfunction outcomes in men with bulbar urethral strictures ...

STRICTURES of the human urethra are of three types: inflammatory, traumatic and congenital. The basic histology 1 common to all strictures is a proliferation of fibroblasts in the tunica propria.

Optilume done in an outpatient setting could reduce the waiting times for treatment of recurrent bulbar urethral strictures. The comparative clinical evidence shows that Optilume is effective in the ...