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Clinical Trial
. 1994 Jun;73(6):692-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb07558.x.

Prevention of urethral stricture recurrence using clean intermittent self-catheterization

B Kjaergaard  1 , S Walter, J Bartholin, J T Andersen, S Nøhr, H Beck, B N Jensen, A Lokdam, K Glavind
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Clinical Trial

Prevention of urethral stricture recurrence using clean intermittent self-catheterization

B Kjaergaard et al. Br J Urol. 1994 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) on prevention of urethral stricture recurrence after internal urethrotomy.

Patients and methods: Of 55 men who were randomly selected, 43 completed the investigation. Of these, 21 patients performed CIC weekly for 1 year following Sachse's operation for urethral stricture and 22 patients formed the control group after the same operation. All had an objective examination for urethral stricture every 2 months after surgery.

Results: Significantly fewer (P < 0.01) patients developed recurrence of urethral stricture within the first postoperative year in the CIC group (n = 4) compared with the control group (n = 15). No CIC complications were seen, and patients who completed the CIC programme considered the method fully acceptable.

Conclusion: Weekly CIC is a simple method of reducing the frequency of urethral stricture recurrence after internal urethrotomy.

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