Abstract:
Introduction
Urethral stricture disease is still a major cause of
morbidity and life-long disability in third world
countries. We reviewed the records of patients at MTRH
to determine the aetiology of urethral strictures.
Methods and Materials
A retrospective review of patients’ records from 2003
to 2007, was carried out. Variables of interest included
age, gender, and aetiology of urethral strictures.
Results
There were 143 patients out of which 112 had complete
data that could be analyzed. Fifty one percent of
urethral strictures were due to urethritis, 47% were
due to trauma and 1.8% due to rare causes like urethral
diverticulum and urethral carcinoma. Accidental trauma
caused urethral strictures among younger people
27.7+/-14.3 years while strictures due to urethritis
were commoner among middle aged patients 45.6+/-
16.3 years.
Conclusion
Urethritis, iatrogenic and accidental trauma are still
the commonest causes of urethral strictures in our
environment. These causes are preventable.