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Urethral stricture
Introduction: Urethral stricture
An abnormal narrowing of the urethra which is the tube that allows urine to pass out of the body. In males the urethra also allows semen to pass out of the body during ejaculation. The narrowing may be due to inflammation, injury, disease or scar tissue from surgery. It can cause painful urination and ejaculation and spraying of urine as well as other symptoms. The condition is more common in men than women.
Symptoms of Urethral stricture
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Medical Textbooks Online about Urethral stricture
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
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Misdiagnosis and Urethral stricture
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »
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Causes of Urethral stricture
- Urethral scar tissue
- Chronic urethritis
- Chronic urinary conditions
- Urethral injury
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- Urethral stricture as a complication caused by other conditions
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Treatments for Urethral stricture
- Surgery
- Special instruments (bougies)
- Surgical reconstruction of the urethra
- Antibiotics
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Clinical Trials for Urethral stricture
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Urethral stricture include:
- Memokath 044TW Stent for Treatment of Urethral Stricture - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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Definitions of Urethral stricture:
Obstruction anywhere along the urethra. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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- Misdiagnosis of Urethral stricture
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- External links relating to Urethral stricture
- URETHRAL DISCHARGE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
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- Urethral discharge (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
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- Urethral Discharge (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Urethral discharge (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
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