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

Table 2

Mean paired differences (Δ) of the maximum urinary flow () and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). The standard deviation is provided between brackets (FGU = free graft urethroplasty; AR = anastomotic repair).

	Δ (mL/s)	value	ΔIPSS (6 weeks versus preop)	value	ΔIPSS (6 months versus preop)	value
All	+19.8 (13.9)	<0.001	−17 ()	<0.001	−20 ()	<0.001
FGU	+13.8 (11.7)	0.007	−16 ()	<0.001	−21 ()	<0.001
AR	+22.3 (14.3)	<0.001	−17 ()	<0.001	−20 ()	<0.001