Free accessResearch articleFirst published online 1988-3
Treatment of Urethral Stricture Disease by Internal Urethrotomy followed by Intermittent ‘Low-Friction’ Self-Catheterization: Preliminary Communication
The aim of this study was to determine whether the natural course of urethral stricture disease could be modified following urethrotomy by teaching patients intermittent self-catheterization. Preliminary results in 42 patients show that postoperative urine flow rates can be maintained if this method of ‘low-friction’ catheterization is adopted. The technique has been well received by an elderly group of patients and can be recommended for wider use.
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