Intermittent self-dilatation after internal urethrotomy for primary urethral strictures: a case-control study.

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate the effects of intermittent self-dilatation (ISD) on the natural course of urethral strictures after an internal urethrotomy.

Material And Methods: A retrospective case-control analysis of all males who had undergone a first time internal urethrotomy due to a urethral stricture in 1998-2000 at 15 urological departments in Sweden. Out of 217 included patients 162 were treated with internal urethrotomy only and 55 with internal urethrotomy followed by postoperative ISD.