Urethral Stricture

"Urethral Stricture" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Narrowing of any part of the URETHRA. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often other obstructive voiding symptoms.

Descriptor ID	D014525
MeSH Number(s)	C12.777.767.700.700 C13.351.968.767.700.700
Concept/Terms	Urethral Stricture Urethral Stricture Stricture, Urethral Strictures, Urethral Urethral Strictures Urethral Stenosis Stenoses, Urethral Stenosis, Urethral Urethral Stenoses Anterior Urethral Stricture Anterior Urethral Stricture Anterior Urethral Strictures Urethral Strictures, Anterior Urethral Stricture, Anterior Posterior Urethral Stricture Posterior Urethral Stricture Posterior Urethral Strictures Urethral Strictures, Posterior Urethral Stricture, Posterior

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Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Urethral Diseases [C12.777.767]
Urethral Obstruction [C12.777.767.700]
Urethral Stricture [C12.777.767.700.700]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Urethral Diseases [C13.351.968.767]
Urethral Obstruction [C13.351.968.767.700]
Urethral Stricture [C13.351.968.767.700.700]

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Bar chart showing 56 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2016 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	8	0	8
2017	3	0	3
2018	8	0	8
2019	6	1	7
2020	6	1	7
2021	5	0	5
2022	5	0	5
2023	4	0	4
2024	3	0	3
2025	2	0	2

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Voelzke BB, Edwards TC, Vanni AJ, Myers JB, Rourke K, Erickson BA, Broghammer JB, Elliott SP, Buckly JC, Lindekugel G, Breyer BN. Urethral Stricture Symptom and Impact Measure Validation Study. Urology. 2025 May; 199:162-170.

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Hengel R, Vanni A, Erickson B, Elliott S, Breyer B, Buckley JC, Broghammer J, Voelzke B, Myers J, Rourke K. Multi-Institutional Analysis of Surgery for Lichen Sclerosus-Induced Penile Urethral Stricture: Establishing Single-Stage Urethroplasty as a Primary Treatment Option. J Urol. 2025 May; 213(5):628-637.

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Erickson BA, Tuong MN, Zorn AN, Schlaepfer CH, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC. Development and Validation of the Length, Segment, and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease Staging System Using Longitudinal Urethroplasty Outcomes Data From the Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons. J Urol. 2025 Apr; 213(4):512-523.

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Patel HV, Li KD, Rourke KF, Smith TG, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Broghammer JA, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Peterson AC, Erickson BA, Breyer BN. The Impact of Social Deprivation on Anterior Urethral Stricture Recurrence After Urethroplasty: A Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons Analysis. J Urol. 2024 Dec; 212(6):882-890.

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Gutierrez WR, Luo Y, Dahmoush L, Oleson JJ, Schlaepfer CH, Breyer BN, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Vanni AJ, Juhr D, Christel KN, Erickson BA. Deep Phenotyping the Anterior Urethral Stricture: Characterizing the Relationship Between Inflammation, Fibrosis, Patient History, and Disease Pathophysiology. J Urol. 2024 Jul; 212(1):153-164.

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Jamil ML, Hamsa A, Grove S, Cho EY, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Vanni AJ. Outcomes of Urethroplasty for Synchronous Anterior Urethral Stricture Utilizing the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons Length, Segment and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Classification System. Urology. 2023 11; 181:155-161.

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Jamil ML, Perecman A, Sherman A, Sullivan T, Christ K, Hansma A, Burks E, Vanni AJ. Urinary microbiome differences between lichen sclerosus induced and non-lichen sclerosus induced urethral stricture disease. World J Urol. 2023 Sep; 41(9):2495-2501.

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Wessells H, Morey A, Souter L, Rahimi L, Vanni A. Urethral Stricture Disease Guideline Amendment (2023). J Urol. 2023 07; 210(1):64-71.

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Campbell JG, Hayden JP, Vanni AJ. Biomarkers in Urethral Stricture Disease and Benign Lower Urinary Tract Disease. Urol Clin North Am. 2023 Feb; 50(1):31-38.

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Campbell J, Vanni AJ, Kowalik CG. An Update on Female Urethral Stricture Disease. Curr Urol Rep. 2022 Nov; 23(11):303-308.

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