Surgical outcomes and proposal for a treatment algorithm for urethral strictures in transgender men.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess our results of surgical treatment for urethral strictures in transgender men, and to provide a surgical treatment algorithm.

Patients and methods

A single centre, retrospective cohort study was conducted of transgender men who underwent surgical correction of their urethral stricture(s) between January 2013 and March 2020. The medical charts of 72 transgender men with 147 urethral strictures were reviewed. The primary outcomes were the success and recurrence rates after surgical treatment for urethral strictures.

Results

The median (interquartile range [IQR]) follow-up was 61 (25-202) months. At last follow-up, 50/72 (69%) were able to void while standing (after one [60%], two [20%], three [6%], four [8%], five [4%], or seven [2%] procedures), 10/

SUBMITTER: de Rooij FPW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291467 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature