Urethral Stricture after Cardiac Surgery

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Abstract
During Jan. and Feb. 1980 there was an epidemic of urethral strictures at Royal Adelaide Hospital [Australia]. These strictures all occurred in men undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. The strictures were inflammatory in nature and patients were assessed to determine if a common etiological factor could be identified. Follow-up has reaffirmed that inflammatory strictures are difficult to treat. Only 1/2 the patients responded to conservative treatment; the 1 factor which appeared to influence treatment outcome was time taken for a patient to present because of symptoms.

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