Therapeutic effect of regular urethral dilatation on patients with postoperative urethral stricture
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2014.07.010
- VernacularTitle:尿道狭窄术后反复尿道扩张的临床疗效
- Author:
Yonglin LI
;
Dongjie LI
;
Zhi CHEN
;
Liang HUANG
;
Ke HUANG
;
Jie ZHOU
;
Benmin GAO
;
Junjie CHEN
;
Zhengyan TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
urethral stricture;
urethral dilatation;
postoperation;
therapeutic effect
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2014;(7):708-712
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect of regular urethral dilatation on patients with postoperative urethral stricture. Methods: A total of 142 patients underwent urethral stricture. The unimproved patients after the surgery were divided into a reoperation group and a regular urethral dilatation group. All the patients were followed up for 1-3 months, and the curative effect was compared. Results: Of the 142 patients, 42 had no improvement and 27 of them had reoperation, and symptoms in 21 were improved. Another 15 patients received regular urethral dilatation, and 5 improved. hTere was signiifcant difference between the 2 groups (P<0.01). Conclusion: Regular urethral dilatation has some effect on postoperative patients, but no obvious effect on patients with dissatisifed operation for urethral stricture or restenosis.
