Urethroplasty is a type of surgery to repair your urethra, the internal tube that transports urine out of your body. You may need urethroplasty because of scarring in your urethra that makes it difficult for your urine to flow freely.

Urethroplasty is the surgical repair of an injury or defect within the walls of the urethra. Trauma, iatrogenic injury and infections are the most common causes of urethral injury/defect requiring repair.

Urethroplasty is the fixing of scar tissue in the urine channel from the bladder out the penis. There are many surgeries possible to fix this and all work to increase the size of the urine channel to improve urine flow.

At UVA, you can find relief with a urethroplasty. This removes or moves the tissue to enlarge the urine channel. Urologist Nicolas Ortiz, MD, explains the procedure and recovery process.

What Is a Urethroplasty? Urethroplasty is a surgery where the urethra is reconstructed to cure problems like urethral strictures. The types of surgeries are varied and depend upon the location, cause, and length of the stricture.

Urethroplasty is a reconstructive surgery performed to correct urethral strictures. A urethroplasty involves surgically removing the stricture with reconnection and reconstruction with grafts. Urethroplasty usually takes 2-3 hours. You will be put under anesthesia before the surgery.

A urethroplasty, also known as a urethral reconstruction, is an open surgery to repair a urethral stricture. Unlike urethral dilations or incisions of the stricture, urethroplasty surgery is an open operation with an incision of the skin and direct urethral stricture repair.

Urethroplasty is a surgical procedure to correct narrowing or damage to the urethra from scarring. Urethroplasty for urethral reconstruction provides excellent and durable results. What Are the Different Types of Urethroplasty?

Urethroplasty is the surgical repair of the urethra. Review what to expect after surgery and how to help with recovery.

What does the procedure involve? Open repair of the urethra for a stricture close to the bladder. What are the alternatives to the procedure? Observation, optical urethrotomy, repeated stretching using metal/plastic dilators. What should I expect before the procedure? You will usually be admitted on the day of surgery.