Management of Panurethral Stricture Disease in India

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 188; no. 3; pp. 824 - 830
• Main Authors: Kulkarni, Sanjay Balwant, Joshi, Pankaj M, Venkatesan, Krishnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Feasibility Studies; Humans; India; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; mouth mucosa; Mouth Mucosa - transplantation; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Retrospective Studies; transplants; urethra; urethral stricture; Urethral Stricture - surgery; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male; Urology; Asia; India; oral mucosa graft; Qmax; LS; urethral stricture; OMG; mouth mucosa; urethra; lichen sclerosus; maximum urine flow velocity; transplants; India; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Urethral disease; Disease; Mucosa; Urinary tract disease; Urology; Clinical management; Urethra; Urethral stenosis

Purpose Panurethral stricture involving the penile and bulbar urethra is a common urological problem on the South Asian subcontinent. It represents a particularly difficult challenge to manage and there is a relative paucity of literature on the subject. In India lichen sclerosus is the most common...