Basic Summary for Urethral stricture

Main name of condition: Urethral stricture

What is Urethral stricture?
  Brief description of Urethral stricture: Narrowing of the urethra
  Parent types of Urethral stricture: Urinary disorders, Acute urinary conditions
  Organs Affected by Urethral stricture: urethra, urinary

How serious is Urethral stricture?
Complications of Urethral stricture: see complications of Urethral stricture

What causes Urethral stricture?
Causes of Urethral stricture: see causes of Urethral stricture

What are the symptoms of Urethral stricture?
Symptoms of Urethral stricture: see symptoms of Urethral stricture

How is it treated?
Treatments for Urethral stricture: see treatments for Urethral stricture

Society issues for Urethral stricture
Hospitalization statistics for Urethral stricture: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Urethral stricture:

0.16% (20,297) of hospital consultant episodes were for urethral stricture in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for urethral stricture in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for urethral stricture in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for urethral stricture in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for urethral stricture were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.05% (26,113) of hospital bed days were for urethral stricture in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 23, 2003

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