Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Bulbar Urethral Strictures Improves Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life: A Prospective Analysis from a Single Centre

Table 1

Patient and stricture demographics.

Preoperative characteristics of the study population (47 patients)
Median age	55.7 years (IQR: 32.75 years)
Median stricture length	1 cm (IQR: 0.7 cm)
Median follow-up (months)	1st follow-up: 2.2 months (IQR: 1.1 months)
	2nd follow-up: 8.5 months (IQR: 2.4 months)
	3rd follow-up: 20.2 months (IQR: 9.4 months)
Stricture location	47/47: bulbar (100%)
Stricture aetiology	8/47: traumatic (17%)
	22/47: iatrogenic (47%)
	16/47: idiopathic (34%)
	1/47: infection (2%)
Previous surgery	29/47: repetitive urethrotomy/dilatation (62%)
	1/47: open surgery + dilatation (2%)
	11/47: no previous surgery (23%)
	6/47: one urethrotomy or dilatation (13%)

IQR: interquartile range.