Increasing utilization of urethroplasty for male urethral stricture disease: analysis of in-hospital interventions in Germany from 2006 to 2023
We present contemporary data on urethral stricture disease management in Germany. Case numbers of internal urethrotomies and urethral dilatations are declining while urethroplasty is increasingly utilized as a definitive treatment for urethral stricture disease. This may reflect an optimized treatment of urethral strictures with more urethroplasties and thus fewer relapses to be treated.
Authors
- Luka Flegar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-9161)
- Roman Herout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-2632)
- Nicole Eisenmenger
- Martin Baunacke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5601-7587)
- Johannes Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-8958)
- Juliane Putz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4933-8515)
- Christian Thomas
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Urology and Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-025-04487-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.67