ABSTRACT
To assess the occurrence rate of urethral stricture after major vascular surgery and to compare it with the occurrence rate following bladder surgery. All urethral strictures were dealt with at Queen Alia Military Hospital for two years. Urethral stricture cases following major vascular surgery were compared with that following instrumental bladder surgery. Twenty-eight cases of urethral stricture were encountered during the period of study. Whereas seven cases of urethral stricture out of 55 cases of aortic surgery were found [12.7%], only three cases were encountered following 57 cases of transurethral bladder surgery [5.3%]. This high occurrence rate after major vascular surgery is reported for the first time. The explanation is open to speculation. It might be related to the type of catheter used combined with its irritating effect on an already ischemic urethral mucosa