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Journal of Endourology, vol.24, no.6, pp.1017-1021, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: To present the short-term results of hydrophilic dilatation catheter or steroid-coated hydrophilic dilatation catheter usage in the management of primary urethral stricture. Patients and Methods: Forty-five male patients with a diagnosis of primary urethral stricture shorter than 1.5cm and no comorbities were included in this study. After application of visual internal uretrotomy interna, these patients were randomized into three groups. A steroid-coated (triamcinolone acetonide 1%) 18F hydrophilic dilatation catheter was applied to the patients in group 1 for 2 weeks and an 18F hydrophilic dilatation catheter was applied to the patients in group 2 for 2 weeks. An 18F silicone urethral catheter was applied to the patients in group 3, and catheters were removed after 3 days. Uroflowmetry was used in postoperative follow-ups. Results: Mean patient age and follow-ups were 33.4 (19-45) years and 16.4 (6-18) months, respectively. The postoperative maximum urinary flow rate was 15.3±standard deviation (SD) 4.6, 13.8±SD 4.8, and 12.4±SD 4.4 for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P 0.323). Failure was detected in three (20%) patients in group 1, seven (46.7%) patients in group 2, and nine (60%) patients in group 3 (P>0.05). Conclusions: As an adjuvant treatment, this method is effortless, low in complications, and hopeful. Certainly, application to larger patient populations is needed to objectively accept its efficiency. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2010.