B. Kjaergaard et al., PREVENTION OF URETHRAL STRICTURE RECURRENCE USING CLEAN INTERMITTENT SELF-CATHETERIZATION, British Journal of Urology, 73(6), 1994, pp. 692-695
Objective To investigate the effect of clean intermittent catheterizat
ion (CIC) on prevention of urethral stricture recurrence after interna
l urethrotomy. Patients and methods Of 55 men who were randomly select
ed, 43 completed the investigation. Of these, 21 patients performed CI
C weekly for 1 year following Sachse's operation for urethral strictur
e and 22 patients formed the control group after the same operation. A
ll had an objective examination for urethral stricture every 2 months
after surgery. Results Significantly fewer (P < 0.01) patients develop
ed recurrence of urethral stricture within the first postoperative yea
r in the CIC group (n = 4) compared with the control group (n = 15). N
o CIC complications were seen, and patients who completed the CIC prog
ramme considered the method fully acceptable. Conclusion Weekly CIC is
a simple method of reducing the frequency of urethral stricture recur
rence after internal urethrotomy.