Urethral Stricture

It is abnormal narrowing of urethra due to trauma, STDs or urethritis.

Causes:-

• Inflammation or scar tissue formation due surgery, disease or injury
• Pressure from enlarging tumor
• instrumentation of urethra eg. cystoscopy
• STDs
• H/O repeated urethritis

Symptoms:-

• Decreased stream of urine
• Incomplete emptying of bladder with terminal dribling of urine
• Urinary intermittency
• Frequent micturition
• Acute or chronic retention of urine

Complications:-

• Urinary retention
• Bilateral hydronephrosis
• • Urinary infections
  • Urinary calculi

  Diagnosis:-
  
  
  • Urine routine examination with microscopy
  • Urine culture
  • Retrograde Urogram (RGU)
  • Post void residual urine
  • Cystoscopy

  Treatment:-
  
  
  • Instrumentation with bougies or catheter depending on severitySurgery eg urethrostomy or urethroplasty can be done