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Urethral Stricture

Disclaimer: This section helps you understand common urological disease and their treatment. This information is for patient information and education only. Kindly consult your doctor for details. All the data has been sourced from the following sources: 1. EAU (European Association of Urology) Guidelines 2020. 2. NHS Guidelines 3. Campbell-Walsh Urology 11th and 12th edition. 4.https://patients.uroweb.org 5.https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/pi-urology.htm

  • Prepuce retraction for phimosis

    Q 1. What is the evidence base for this information? A. This leaflet includes advice from consensus panels, the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the Department of Health and evidence based sources; it is, therefore, a reflection of best practice in the UK. It is intended to supplement any advice you may already have been […]

  • Optical Internal Urethrotomy

    Optical Internal Urethrotomy (OIU)/ Direct Visual internal Urethrotomy (DVIU) Q1. What is this procedure? A. This procedure involves telescopic inspection of the urethra and bladder with incision of a stricture (narrowing caused by scar tissue) using a knife. Q 2. What are the alternatives to this procedure? A. The alternatives include: Observation Urethral dilatation Open […]

  • Meatal or urethral dilatation

    Q 1. What is this procedure? A. Stretching (Dilatation) of the urethra or the urethral opening for narrowing resulting in a poor urinary stream. Q 2. What are the alternatives to this procedure? A. The alternatives include: Surgical enlargement of the urethral opening (Meatotomy or meatoplasty) Optical urethrotomy Self-dilatation Observation. Q 3. What should I […]

  • Female Cystoscopy Urethral Dilatation

    Q 1. What does the procedure involve? A. This procedure involves telescopic inspection of the bladder and urethra with gentle stretching of urethra and, occasionally, bladder biopsy or removal of abnormal areas with the use of heat/diathermy. Q 2. What are the alternatives to this procedure? A. The alternatives include: Open surgery Observation Incision of […]

  • End to end Urethroplasty

    Q 1. What is this procedure? A. This procedure involves open repair of the urethra for a stricture close to the bladder (proximal urethra). Q 2. What are the alternatives to this procedure? A. The alternatives include: Observation Optical urethrotomy Repeated stretching (Urethral dilatation) using metal/plastic dilators. Q 3. What should I expect before the […]

  • Dorsal slit of the foreskin or prepucioplasty

    Q 1. What is the evidence base for this information? A. This leaflet includes advice from consensus panels, the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the Department of Health and evidence based sources; it is, therefore, a reflection of best practice in the UK. It is intended to supplement any advice you may already have been […]

  • BMG Urethroplasty

    Q 1. What does the procedure involve? A. Open repair of the urethra for a stricture using a graft (a piece of cheek lining i.e. buccal mucosa or under surface of tongue o.e lingual)). Q 2. What are the alternatives to this procedure? A. The alternatives include: Observation Optical urethrotomy (cutting of the stricture under […]

  • Robotic-Assisted (Da Vinci®) Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

    Q 1. What does this procedure involve? A. It is a minimally invasive (Keyhole) surgery to remove the prostate gland using robotic assisted techniques. During the operation, the surgeon will also sometimes remove some lymph glands from the side of the prostate. The surgeon then proceeds with removal of your prostate and the two sacs […]

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