[Etiology of stenoses of the urethra. II--After trans-vesical prostatectomy. Apropos of 2 comparative series. Review of the literature].

The authors study the incidence of urethral strictures after transvesical prostatectomy. A retrospective study of 90 patients and a prospective study of 78 patients found respectively 2% and 0% of urethral stenosis. The important data of this study is the duration of urethral catheter post operatively.