Urethral Reconstruction in Aging Male Patients.

Objective: To report stricture characteristics, complications, and treatment outcomes among elderly men undergoing urethral reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of urethroplasty cases and outcomes by a single surgeon from 2007 to 2014 was performed. Men were stratified by decade of life at time of surgery (<50, 50-59, 60-69, ≥70 years).

Delayed Reconstruction of Bulbar Urethral Strictures is Associated with Multiple Interventions, Longer Strictures and More Complex Repairs.

Purpose: Prior to urethral reconstruction many patients with stricture undergo a variable period during which endoscopic treatments are performed for recurrent obstructive symptoms. We evaluated the association among urethroplasty delay, endoscopic treatments and subsequent reconstructive outcomes.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed the records of men who underwent primary bulbar urethroplasty from 2007 to 2014.

Characteristics of Idiopathic Urethral Strictures: A Link to Remote Perineal Trauma?

Objective: To characterize the physical features and reconstructive outcomes of a series of idiopathic urethral strictures (IUS) in an effort to elucidate the nature of this common yet poorly understood entity.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our urethroplasty database to identify men undergoing initial urethral reconstruction from 2007 to 2014 at 1 of 3 hospitals (N = 514). Patients were stratified by stricture etiology, including IUS, acute trauma, iatrogenic, hypospadias, balanitis xerotica obliterans, and radiation.