Clinical Evaluation of urethral Strictures Treated by Intermittent Dilatation

Kwon, Soon Hwon; Kang, Chang Soo; Lee, Won Ho; Chang, Sae Kook

Abstract

A clinical survey has been undertaken of 50 patients with urethral stricture who had been treated with intermittent dilatation in the Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital during 8 years periods from January, 1977 to December l984. These patients had history of urethral stricture for 1-15 years periods prior to attending this hospital and had been attended with intermittent dilatation for l-6 years. The interval between dilatation was a range from 2 days to 2 years. Sixty-two percent had infected urine but the apparent decreasing of the incidence of infected complications following dilatation may be attributed to the use of prophylactic chemotherapeutic agents. Associated diseases and complications related to instrumentation were noticed in 20 cases of these patients but half of this was healed during intermittent dilatation and use of chemotherapeutic agents. In the follow up of 50 patients with intermittent dilatation, 37 cases remained trouble free whereas 13 cases had repeat complications or required another management.