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Does the testosterone level affect the severity of urethral stricture or the outcome of Urethroplasty?

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Urological reconstructive surgery

Abstract

Objectives: Testosterone has an important role in the development of the urethra. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of testosterone levels on the severity of urethral stricture disease (USD) and the outcome of its treatment. 
Methods: This is a prospective study that included adult patients with primary USD who were scheduled for urethroplasty. The serum testosterone (free and total) levels were assessed on the morning of the operation day. At 1 month postoperatively we assessed the International Prostatic Symptoms Score (IPSS), maximum flow rate (Q-max) and post-voiding residual volume (PVR).
 Results: This study included 70 patients. Preoperative total testosterone levels ranged from 212 to 1093.7 ng/dL, and the serum free testosterone ranged from 3.54 to 12.9 ng/dL. Nineteen patients (27.1%) had low testosterone. The serum testosterone levels showed a statistically significant negative correlation with the patient's age, BMI, and preoperative post-voiding residual volume (PVR) and a significant positive correlation with Q-max levels. The overall surgery success rate was 90%. The predictors for procedure failure were the presence of DM (p=0.039; OR: 0.179, 95% CI: 0.035-0.92), the levels of PVR (p=0.002; OR: 1.013, 95% CI: 1.005-1.021), and serum total testosterone levels (p=0.026; OR: 0.996, 95% CI: 0.993-1). However; serum testosterone levels failed to show significant association with the surgery outcome or the postoperative complications in the multivariate regression analysis
 Conclusion: The present study supports the impact of low testosterone levels on the severity of USD. However, its impact on the surgery outcome is still questionable.

DOI

10.21608/eju.2024.240754.1006

Keywords

Urethral stricture disease (USD), Testosterone levels, urethroplasty

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdelwahab

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Affiliation

Urology department, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

m.abdelwahab@kasralainy.edu.eg

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-

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Khedr

MiddleName

Abdullah

Affiliation

Urology department, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

muh_a_khedr@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Lotfi

MiddleName

Amr

Affiliation

Urology department, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

profamrlotfi@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Rammah

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Urology department, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

ahmedrammah2013@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Elkady

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-

Affiliation

Urology department, Faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt.

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amr_elkady@kasralainy.edu.eg

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-

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-

Volume

24

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1

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49162

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2023-10-04

Publish Date

2024-01-01

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15

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22

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1110-5712

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2,779

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Egyptian Journal of Urology

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https://eju.journals.ekb.eg/

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Does the testosterone level affect the severity of urethral stricture or the outcome of Urethroplasty?

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20 Dec 2024