Table 3. Perioperative Complication.
| Clavien-Dindo Classification |
Laser Urethrotomy
(Group A) |
Cold Knife Urethrotomy
(Group B) |
P Value |
Study Population
(N=80) |
|
| n= 40 | n= 40 | ||||
| Grade 1 (deviation from the normal course without the need for pharmacological treatment or surgical interventions) | Bleeding per urethra | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0.654 | 7 (8.75%) |
| Penile extravasation | 1 (2.5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0.455 | ||
| Grade 2 (pharmacological management) | UTI | 3 (7.5%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0.325 | 4 (5%) |
| Grade 3- B (Procedure under regional or general anesthesia) | Urethral stricture recurrence | 4 (10 %) | 8 (20%) | 0.044 | 12 (15%) |
| Overall complication | 9 (22.5%) | 14 (27.5%) | 0.721 | 23 (28.8%) | |
UTI, urinary tract infection; SUI, Stress urinary incontinence.