Urology
Urethral Stricture
LUTS + recurrent UTI; uroflowmetry + retrograde urethrogram; dilatation / urethrotomy / urethroplasty.
Source: BAUS
Step 1 of ~2
info
Recognise + Workup
Causes: iatrogenic (most common — TUR surgery, catheterisation), traumatic (pelvic fracture, straddle), inflammatory (BXO, post-STI), idiopathic.
Features: weak stream, hesitancy, terminal dribbling, recurrent UTI, acute retention, haematuria.
Workup:
• Uroflowmetry: low max flow rate (<10 mL/s); plateau pattern.
• Post-void residual.
• Retrograde urethrogram (RUG) — gold standard.
• Cystoscopy.
• Urinalysis + MSU.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.