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Urethral Stricture

Urethral Stricture | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring | Pictures and Images | Attribution


What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

Symptoms of a urethral stricture include:

  • decrease of in the force of the urine stream, which is the most common complaint
  • spraying of the urine stream, which occurs if the stricture is near the outer end of the urethra
  • infection of the prostate, such as acute prostatitis, chronic prostatitis, or non-bacterial prostatitis
  • infection of the epididymis, such as acute epididymitis or chronic epididymitis
  • infection of the bladder, such as a urinary tract infection

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    Urethral Stricture: Diagnosis & Tests

    Author: Stuart Wolf, MD
    Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 08/09/01









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