DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2017.3.9.3

Pages: 244-250

Anterior urethral stricture mainly occurs in men and is a challenging urological condition representing a significant workload for urologists. Here, we report clinicopathological observations of patients with anterior urethral stricture and their management at a tertiary care centre in India. This was a single-centre, prospective, observational study conducted between March 2014 and September 2015. Male patients with definitive diagnosis of anterior urethral stricture were eligible to participate. Demographic details, details of stricture and treatment were collected. Overall, 110 patients with anterior urethral stricture were enrolled in the study. The highest incidence of anterior urethral stricture was seen in the age group of 20-50 years. Trauma was the most common (35%) cause, and bulbar urethra (52%) was the most common site of anterior urethral stricture. Patient with meatal stenosis were treated with meatal dilatation along with topical therapy (n=11),