Aug. 19, 2004 — The holmium laser core-through urethrotomy (HolCTU) is a safe and simple treatment for traumatic obliterative urethral strictures, according to the results of an interventional case ...

Aug. 7, 2002 -- Routine direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is better than treating only on recurrence for urethral strictures, according to the results of a prospective, randomized trial ...

Urethral stricture refers to the narrowing of the urethral lumen resulting from fibrosis that affects the urethral epithelium and underlying corpus spongiosum. It is most often heralded by obstructive ...

Direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is commonly used to manage short urethral strictures, with reported success rates between 39% and 73%. Urethroplasty is the method of choice for longer, ...

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