Transurethral urethrotomy and open operation in treatment of urethral stricture

Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcome of transurethral urethrotomy and open operation for urethral stricture.Methods: The data of 103 patients with urethral stricture undergoing the transurethral urethrotomy and the open operation from 1984 to 2005 were reviewed.Results: Among the 65 patients underweut open internal urethrotomy,89.4% were cured,and among the 28 patients underwent posterior urethral anastomosis,92.7% were cured.Conclusions: The treatment for urethral stricture depends on location of urethral stricture,length of the urethral stricture,hardness of scar and state of the body.The open internal urethrotomy is believed to be the first choice of treatment in many patients.