Table 2. Female urethroplasty failures.
ID | Stricture location | Stricture length (cm) | Stricture caliber (Fr) | Time to failure (months) | Recurrence management | Repeat recurrence | 2nd recurrence management |
Follow-up (months) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Distal only | 2.5 | 1 | – | Self-dilation | N/A | N/A | 13.5 |
5 | Mid only | 2.75 | – | 38 | Dilation | Yes | Repeat urethroplasty | 40.2 |
8 | Distal only | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | Dilation | Yes | Labial flap urethroplasty → dilation → vaginal flap urethroplasty | 27.1 |
12 | Mid-proximal | 0.75 | 14 | 3 | Urethrotomy | Yes | Vaginal flap urethroplasty | 43.5 |
15 | Mid only | 0.5 | 14 | 31 | Vaginal flap urethroplasty | No | N/A | 48.9 |
21 | Distal-mid | 2.5 | 8 | 24 | Dilation | Yes | Dilation → CIC | 30.6 |
24 | Mid-proximal | 3.0 | 12 | 3 | Simple cystectomy with ileal conduit | N/A | N/A | 7.1 |
46 | Panurethral | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | Dilation | Yes | Repeat dilations | 29.9 |
49 | Distal-mid | 3.0 | 10 | 9 | Dilation | Yes | Repeat dilations | 8.1 |
Fr, French; –, missing data; N/A, not applicable; →, management of repeat recurrence beyond 2 recurrences; CIC, clean intermittent catheterization.