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Background Endoscopic treatment for urethral stricture, including cold knife and laser, poses a major challenge to clinical practice. Both the benefits and draw
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Department of Urology West China Hospital,Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Centre West China Hospital
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Background Endoscopic treatment for urethral stricture, including cold knife and laser, poses a major challenge to clinical practice. Both the benefits and drawbacks of these two treatments remain controversial. This article aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of laser and cold knife urethrotomy for urethral stricture.Methods We searched PubMed (1966-2009), Embase (1980-2009), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCRCT, 2009 No.1) and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM) for laser and cold knife urethrotomy as treatment for male urethral stenosis, looking in the English literatures. Two reviewers independently screened the literatures and extracted information. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis with SPSS15.0.Results A total of 44 articles, including of 3230 cases was retrieved. Success rate of patients treated with laser was 74.9% compared with 68.5% for cold knife, with very similar clinical results despite a statistically significant difference (P=0.004). The trend in success rate at a different follow-up time was similar between the two groups. No significant difference in success rate was found between the groups of repeat operation for recurrence cases, first P=0.090 and second P=0.459. The shorter the stricture length was (
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