LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF VISUAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC URETHRAL STRICTURES

Abstract

Visual internal urethrotomy provides a safe first line therapeutic option for pediatric urethral strictures shorter than 1 cm, independent of etiology and location. For patients with more than 1 recurrence or with strictures longer than 1 cm, who are at high risk for recurrence after internal urethrotomy, open urethroplasty remains the treatment of choice.