Men with Anterior Urethral Strictures are Often Treated without Imaging or Discussion of all Treatment Options

摘要

Introduction: We determined how men presenting to our institution with anterior urethral strictures and recurrent strictures after treatment were evaluated, counseled and treated.Methods: A prospective study was performed of all patients presenting to our institution with recurrent anterior urethral stricture disease between 2011 and 2014. Outside records were reviewed and all patients were queried to determine if they had any urethral imaging before treatment, what treatment was given and what other options were discussed. Patients were excluded from the study if they had a history of hypospadias, or if they were initially treated more than 10 years ago or treated outside of the United States.