The urethra is a tube that carries urine from the bladder so it can be expelled from the body. Usually the urethra is wide enough for urine to flow freely through it. When the urethra narrows, it can ...

A stricture is a dense scar that occurs somewhere along the urethra. The urethra is the urinary channel that carries urine to the outside of the body. Strictures often cause symptoms such as poor ...

1. Which doctor treats urethral stricture? Urethral stricture is treated by a urologist. 2. What is a Uroflow? Uroflow measures the velocity and force of urinary stream. It is an objective measure of ...

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for prostate cancers. Complications from radiation are very rare, but occasionally men can develop a urethral stricture after radiation treatment. The ...

STRICTURES of the human urethra are of three types: inflammatory, traumatic and congenital. The basic histology 1 common to all strictures is a proliferation of fibroblasts in the tunica propria. This ...

Urethral strictures pose a significant clinical challenge, impacting millions of individuals worldwide and often requiring complex and invasive treatments. In recent years, there has been growing ...

Optilume (Urotronic) is a drug-coated balloon indicated for treating anterior urethral strictures. The technology combines balloon dilation, to expand or widen the strictured area, with delivering an ...

A 49-year-old man presented with complaints of a urinary stream that seems to be slowing down. He started noticing this about a year ago. He has to strain to empty. A cystoscopy revealed a nearly ...

A 29-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because he did not ejaculate semen during orgasm. Eight years earlier, he had sustained a pelvic fracture, which was treated conservatively. Following ...

The term, urethral stricture, means that there is an abnormal narrowing affecting any part of the urethra. The urethra is that part of the urinary system that is responsible for taking urine out of ...