Table 2.
Outcomes in men with posterior urethral stricture after PCa treatment managed by stents
No. Pts | No. Postop Recurrence (%) |
Mean ± Time to Restenosis (mos) |
No. Incontinence (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 38 | 19 | (50) | 18.6 ± 26.5 | 30 | (79) |
Radical prostatectomy, no radiation | 14 | 7 | (50) | 31.5 ± 36.1 | 7 | (50) |
Radiation: | 24 | 13 | (54) | 10.2 ± 11.2 | 23 | (96) |
Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy | 8 | 4 | (50) | 7.5 ± 3.9 | 7 | (88) |
External beam radiotherapy + salvage prostatectomy | 2 | 0 | Not applicable | 2 | (100) | |
Brachytherapy | 8 | 5 | (63) | 5.8 ± 3.0 | 6 | (75) |
Brachytherapy + external beam radiotherapy | 6 | 4 | (67) | 24.7 ± 31.8 | 5 | (83) |
p Value | 0.4 (chi-square test) | 0.05 (unpaired t test) | <0.001 (chi-square test) |