Table 1 Comparison of patient’s demographic, clinico-pathological features of the urethral stricture, and perioperative data among study arms.
Group I (PSG) (n = 44) | Group II (BMG) (n = 48) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.9 ± 14 | 40.1 ± 13.8 | 0.81 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 24.4 ± 3.3 | 23.6 ± 4 | 0.38 |
Stricture etiology, N(%) | |||
Idiopathic | 19 (43.18%) | 10 (20.83%) | 0.008 |
Inflammatory | 10 (22.73%) | 17 (35.42%) | |
Post-instrumentation | 7 (15.91%) | 15 (31.25%) | |
Traumatic | 8 (18.18%) | 6 (12.5%) | |
Suprapubic catheter, N(%) | 8 (18.18%) | 9 (18.75%) | 0.89 |
Prior interventions, N(%) | 30 (68.18%) | 37 (77.1%) | 0.46 |
IIEF grades, N (%) | |||
No ED | 22 (50%) | 17 (35.425) | 0.14 |
Mild ED | 4 (9.1%) | 16 (33.33%) | |
Mild to moderate ED | 12 (27.27%) | 7 (14.58%) | |
Moderate ED | 3 (6.82%) | 5 (10.42%) | |
Severe ED | 3 (6.82%) | 3 (6.25%) | |
Stricture location, N(%) | |||
Proximal bulbar | 3 (6.82%) | 4 (8.33%) | < 0.001 |
Distal Bulbar | 16 (36.36%) | 7 (14.58%) | |
Whole bulbar | 10 (22.73%) | 12 (25%) | |
Pan urethral | 4 (9.1%) | 13 (27.1%) | |
Bulbar and proximal penile | 11(25%) | 3 (6.25%) | |
Penile | 0 | 9 (18.75%) | |
Stricture length, mean ± SD | 6.4 ± 2.3 | 7.9 ± 4.1 | 0.11 |
Lumen obliteration, N (%) | |||
Partial | 33 (75%) | 42 (87.5%) | 011 |
Complete | 11 (25%) | 6 (12.5%) | |
Length of harvested graft (cm), mean ± SD | 8 ± 2.8 | 9.6 ± 4.4 | 0.1 |
Operative time (min), mean ± SD | 115.6 ± 18.9 | 123.1 ± 23.8 | 0.15 |
Hospital Stay (hours), mean ± SD | 30.2 ± 17.7 | 28.3 ± 10.8 | 0.58 |
Postoperative complications | |||
Total | 3 (6.82%) | 4 (8.3%) | 0.8 |
Wound infection (Grade II) | 1 (2.27%) | 2 (4.2%) | |
Urethro-cutaneous fistula (Grade IIIb) | 2 (4.55%) | 1 (2.1%) | |
Penile curvature (Grade IIIb) | 0 | 1 (2.1%) | |
