BACKGROUND Urethral stricture is a relatively common urological disorder, which every urologist encounters in his regular urological practice. They pose a significant problem from both clinical and economic point of view. The aetiology of stricture of urethra has changed over time. Trauma has taken over infection as the commonest cause. The management of stricture also has evolved over the times. Despite the availability of various options for the treatment of stricture urethra, internal urethrotomy has remained a popular option among the urologists in view of its simplicity, safety and shorter learning curve. Aims and Objectives-To compare the outcome of optical internal urethrotomy between OIU alone and OIU with steroid injection at the site of stricture by means of recurrence rate and time duration for recurrence and symptom improvement in stricture patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective, randomised, controlled study by which comparing the outcome of optical internal urethrotomy alone with urethrotomy with steroid injection in the management of stricture disease in males is done. The study done during the period of
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