Table 2.
Functional and anatomical recurrence based on LSE classification and staging for anterior urethral strictures.
| Characteristic | Any Recurrence N (%) |
Functional N (%) |
Anatomical N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSE length | |||
| L1 - ≤2 cm | 58 (35.8) | 28 (17.3) | 44 (27.2) |
| L2 – > 2-≤7 cm | 29 (38.2) | 10 (13.2) | 27 (35.5) |
| L3 - > 7 cm | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) |
| LSE segment | |||
| S1 – Bulbar | 82 (38.5) | 42 (19.7) | 65 (30.5) |
| S2 – Penile | 14 (32.6) | 4 (9.3) | 11 (25.6) |
| S3 – Pan-urethral | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| LSE etiology | |||
| E1 – External trauma | 5 (38.5) | 2 (15.4) | 5 (38.5) |
| E2 – Idiopathic | 26 (29.9) | 9 (10.3) | 25 (28.7) |
| E3a – Internal trauma | 13 (40.6) | 7 (21.9) | 9 (28.1) |
| E3b – Recurrent stricture | 29 (43.9) | 17 (25.8) | 20 (30.3) |
| E3c – Radiation | 14 (35.9) | 8 (20.5) | 10 (25.6) |
| E4 – Infectious/Inflammatory | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) |
| E5 – Hypospadias repair | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25) | 4 (50) |
| E6 – Lichen sclerosus | 2 (22.2) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) |
| LSE stage | |||
| 1 | 24 (36.9) | 10 (15.4) | 22 (33.8) |
| 2 | 56 (39.2) | 30 (21) | 42 (29.4) |
| 3 | 5 (26.3) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (26.3) |
| 4 | 8 (34.8) | 3 (13) | 5 (21.7) |
| 5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |