Anastomotic Repair versus Free Graft Urethroplasty for Bulbar Strictures: A Focus on the Impact on Sexual Function

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics (SD = standard deviation; FGU = free graft urethroplasty; AR = anastomotic repair; DVIU = direct vision internal urethrotomy; = maximum urinary flow; IPSS = International Prostate Symptom Score; IIEF = International Index of Erectile Function; EOS = Ejaculation/Orgasm Score).

		All ()	FGU ()	AR ()	value
Age (years)	Mean (SD)	40 (16)	48 (18)	37 (13)	0.018
Follow-up (months)	Mean (SD)	23.3 (10.9)	25.2 (12.5)	22.2 (10)	0.376
Stricture length (cm)	Mean (SD)	3 (2.4)	5.4 (2.6)	1.8 (0.8)	<0.001
Stricture etiology
Traumatic	Number (%)	4 (8.5)	0 (0)	4 (12.9)	0.071
Inflammatory	Number (%)	1 (2.1)	0 (0)	1 (3.2)
Iatrogenic	Number (%)	14 (29.8)	8 (50)	6 (19.4)
Idiopathic	Number (%)	28 (59.6)	8 (50)	20 (64.5)
Previous interventions
None	Number (%)	4 (8.5)	2 (12.5)	2 (6.5)	0.877
DVIU/dilation(s)	Number (%)	34 (72.3)	11 (68.8)	23 (74.2)
Urethroplasty(ies)	Number (%)	9 (19.1)	3 (18.8)	6 (19.4)
Preop (mL/s)	Mean (SD)	6.3 (4.6)	6.9 (4)	6 (5)	0.629
Preop IPSS (…/35)	Mean (SD)	22 (8)	23 (7)	21 (8)	0.368
Preop IIEF-5 (…/25)	Mean (SD)	20 (7)	18 (8)	22 (6)	0.202
Preop EOS (…/10)	Mean (SD)	8 (3)	7 (4)	9 (3)	0.135
Suprapubic catheter
Yes	Number (%)	8 (17)	2 (12.5)	6 (19.4)	0.697
No	Number (%)	39 (83)	14 (87.5)	25 (80.6)