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. 2019 Mar;8(Suppl 1):S6–S12. doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.03.02

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.