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Urethral Stricture
Urology · Urological
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — affects a small percentage of men, more frequently those with a history of urethral trauma or instrumentation
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Urology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly results from scar tissue formed after injury to the urethra
- 2such as from a straddle injury
- 3pelvic fracture
- 4prior catheterization
- 5or urethral surgery. Other causes include sexually transmitted infections
- 6particularly untreated gonorrhea
- 7and inflammatory skin conditions affecting the genital area. Repeated instrumentation of the urethra during medical procedures also increases the risk of scarring.
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