Role of visual internal urethrotomy in the management of short segment urethral stricture in male

Abstract

Introduction: To study the Role of Visual Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Short Segment Urethral Stricture in Male. Materials and Methods: A total of 59 diagnosed short segment urethral stricture male patients who underwent for Visual Internal Urethrotomy from Jan 2018 to May 2019 were studied. The preoperative and postoperative AUA score, Uroflowmetry, Postvoidal residual urine were used to evaluate the effect of visual internal urethrotomy. Paired t test is used for statistical analysis of the result.Result: The postoperative AUA score, uroflowmetry changes and postvoidal residual urine were improved significantly. There was significant change in the AUA score after VIU from 17.52 ± 11.53 preoperatively to 10.28 ± 05.25 and 09.88 ± 07.96 on postoperative 4th and 12th weeks (p