Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect of regular urethral dilatation on patients with postoperative urethral stricture.
Methods: A total of 142 patients underwent urethral stricture. The unimproved patients after the surgery were divided into a reoperation group and a regular urethral dilatation group. All the patients were followed up for 1-3 months, and the curative effect was compared.
Results: Of the 142 patients, 42 had no improvement and 27 of them had reoperation, and symptoms in 21 were improved. Another 15 patients received regular urethral dilatation, and 5 improved. There was significant difference between the 2 groups (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Regular urethral dilatation has some effect on postoperative patients, but no obvious effect on patients with dissatisfied operation for urethral stricture or restenosis.