Long-term follow-up suggests high satisfaction rates for bulbomembranous radiation-induced urethral stenoses treated with anastomotic urethroplasty.
John Taylor BarnardAron LiawJoel GelmanPublished in: World journal of urology (2023)
RIS are challenging problems, but durable symptomatic relief is achievable in well-selected patients. Patients with bulbomembranous RIS should be appropriately counseled regarding the risk of urinary incontinence and sexual side effects after anastomotic urethroplasty. However, long-term success is high, and overall QoL will have sustained subjective improvement in most cases.