Clinical Study

Visual Internal Urethrotomy for Adult Male Urethral Stricture Has Poor Long-Term Results

Table 2

Urethrotomy and stricture-free rate.

Number of urethrotomies Stricture-free rate Median time to failure (months)Number of stricture-free patientsTotal number of patients (%)

First 12.1%8 (95% CI 7.1 to 8.9)17140 (46.5%)
Second7.9%10 (95% CI 9.4 to 10.6)8101 (33.6%)
Third0%9 (95% CI 7.3 to 10.7)027 (9%)
Fourth0%12 (95% CI 10.4 to 13.6)025 (8.3%)
Fifth0%10 (95% CI 6.3 to 13.7)09 (3%)
Overall8.3% 10 (95% CI 9.5 to 10.5)25301 (100%)