LONG-TERM RESULTS OF INTERNAL URETHROTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF URETHRAL STRICTURE

The authors report their experience of a series of 100 patients underg oing internal urethrotomy for urethral stricture, with a follow-up ran ging from 12 months to 5 years. The morbidity was 16%. A satisfactory result was obtained in 54% of cases. The site and aetiology of the str icture did not influence the results. Better results were obtained in shorter, isolated strictures. Poor results were reported in cases with extensive stricture or in patients with a history of urethral surgery . These cases underwent repeated urethrotomy with less favourable resu lts.