The main work of the urethra is to urinate in men and women outside the body. This thin tube also plays a significant role in men’s ejaculation. When a scar prevents or delays the flowing of urine in that tube due to inflammation, injury, or infection, urethral stringency is called. Some people feel pain in Urethral stricture.

Stricture happens when part of your urethra is narrowed. You can affect any part of your urethra. The damaged part of your urethra normally has some scar tissue that causes it to become narrow. The string length ranges between less than 1 cm and the urethra is maximum length. Most, however, are shorter.

Symptoms 

Initially, there may be no signs. However, the following symptoms which are likely to worsen over time due to:

  • Reduced discharge of urine is the normal first symptom. Urine straining is normal, but total blockage of urine flow is uncommon.
  • Urine spraying or a double stream can occur.
  • Dribbling the urine for a while after going to the bathroom to push through the urine.
  • Frequency occurs occasionally (needing to pass urine more often than normal).
  • Urinary diseases.
  • You could have a diminished ejaculation force.

 Causes

Injury or urethra damage can cure with the tissue of the scar which may be strict. Different types of injuries can cause urethra damage. For example, during medical operations, damage can occur to your bladder through your urethra; radiation therapy can affect your urethra; fall astride into a motorcycle frame may cause damage.

Another cause is an infection of your urethra – for instance:

  • Infections that are sexually transmitted, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia.
  • Infection as a long-term complication of tube (catheter) drainage.
  • Infection can cause inflammation in your urethra’s tissues.

Diagnosis

It is generally recommended that the urinary flow rate be increased, symptoms minimized and any potential complications avoided. The procedure is advised by a specialist surgeon named a urologist from Best Urology Hospital in India.

  • Enlargement of the stricture

Typically this is achieved by moving a urethra through a thin plastic rod (boogie). This operation may either be performed under local or general anesthetic conditions. Rods are being positioned with a growing thickness so that the narrow string is gradually extended. The goal is to extend and extend the stringency without further scarring.

  • Urethrotomy

A thin telescope is moved to the urethra in this procedure to see precisely the position of the string. This is achieved during an anesthetic in general. The telescope is then moved to a small knife to cut the tightness.

After Treatment

You should be followed by a urologist because urethral strictures will return after surgery. Your doctor will require physical examinations and X-rays to assess you until your catheter is removed.

Read more: Non Surgical Treatment of Urethral Stricture