Male urethral stricture disease is prevalent and has a substantial impact on quality of life and
health-care costs. Management of urethral strictures is complex and depends on the …

Background Strictures of the urethra are the most common cause of obstructed micturition in
younger men and frequently recur after initial treatment. Standard treatment comprises …

Purpose: The purpose of this Guideline is to provide a clinical framework for the diagnosis
and treatment of male urethral stricture. Materials and Methods: A systematic review of the …

Results Depending on the wavelength, the absorption by water and hemoglobin and the
depth of penetration, lasers can be used for coagulation, vaporization and enucleation. In …

Objectives To report the safety and efficacy of holmium laser and compare its results with
cold knife visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) in the management of short segment urethral …

Urethral stricture is fundamentally a fibrosis of the urethral epithelial and associated corpus
spongiosum, which in turn, causes obstruction of the urethral lumen. Patients with urethral …

Urethral stricture disease negatively impacts quality of life and leads to significant urologic
pathology including lower urinary tract symptoms, recurrent urinary tract infections, and …

An optical diffuser was developed to achieve radially uniform light irradiation by micro-
machining helical patterns on the fiber surface for endoscopically treating urethral stricture …

Long-term effect of urethral dilatation and internal urethro... : Current Opinion in Urology
Long-term effect of urethral dilatation and internal urethrotomy for urethral strictures : Current …

Purpose To evaluate the outcome of visual internal urethrotomy with a holmium: yttrium-
aluminum-garnet laser along with intralesional triamcinolone injection. Materials and …