I have had urethral stricture dilation surgery for 8 years.

Male urethral stenosis is a common disease in urology. It can be divided into three categories according to its causes: congenital, inflammatory and traumatic. Severe urethral stenosis can cause water retention in the upper urethra and damage kidney function. Some cases may be complicated by urethral inflammation, cysts around the urethral orifice, and even rupture to the scrotum and vulva, resulting in long-term and difficult-to-heal urethral fistula. It is also often complicated by urethral and reproductive system infections.

How many times urethral stricture dilatation surgery should be performed actually depends on the actual analysis of the patient's condition, and mainly on the severity of the patient's urethral stricture. For patients with mild urethral stricture, the actual effect may be better after a few dilatations. For patients with severe urethral stenosis, urethral dilation may be required more frequently, and some may even need to be performed dozens of times to achieve better practical results. In addition, urethral dilation must be performed regularly to achieve stronger practical results. In clinical medicine, after undergoing urethral dilation treatment, patients may have smoother urination and irregular dilation. If dilation is not performed again until the urine flow becomes narrow again, the practical effect will not be ideal.

Urethral stricture dilation is a method to treat urethral stricture. The method is to insert a metal probe into the urethra to expand the narrow part. After the probe is inserted, it needs to stay inside for a period of time to expand the narrow part. The urethral opening probe is a metal rod-shaped block that is inserted into the urethra to expand the narrow urethral opening. Generally speaking, it can be solved in a hospital outpatient clinic, and the cost is about one hundred yuan.

The main symptoms of urethral stenosis are thin urine flow and difficult urination. Common causes: congenital urethral stenosis, traumatic urethral stenosis, urethral stenosis caused by repeated urinary tract infections, and iatrogenic urethral stenosis. Regular urethral dilation can alleviate symptoms and even achieve therapeutic effects. Metal probe urethral dilation is simple and convenient, and the cost is about 2,000 yuan. If the urethral stenosis is more obvious, the metal probe cannot pass through, and even a false urethral passage occurs, urethral dilation must be performed under visual observation, that is, dilation under visual observation using a ureteroscope, and the cost is generally around 1,000-2,000 yuan. Due to different regions or hospital levels, the prices provided are for reference only.