Visual internal urethrotomy for stricture urethra

50 patients with stricture urethra were treated with V.I.U. in our department and follow up after 6 months. The bulbous urethra was the commonest site of structure in 17 patients [34%]. The most common cause of stricture was traumatic [36/50]. The complications were minor and only in 14%. The success rate was 88%. Urethral dilatation is essential in most of the cases to maintain urethral patency