A urethral stricture, or narrowing of the urethra, may cause decreased urine output. Read about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and repair, prevention, and prognosis.

A urethral stricture is a narrowing of the urethra caused by injury, instrumentation, infection and certain non-infectious forms of urethritis. [1]

2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 598.9 . Urethral stricture, unspecified. Short description: Urethral stricture NOS. ICD-9-CM 598.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 598.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. . specified cause NEC 598.8; syphilitic 095.8 ; traumatic 598.1; valvular, congenital 753.6; urinary meatus (see also Stricture, urethra) 598.9.

ICD-10: N35.112 Short Description: Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, NEC Long Description: Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified This is the 2015 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code N35.112 Code Classification

ICD-10 Code: ‘N3511’ (N35.11) Diagnosis - Postinfective urethral stricture, NEC, male (Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male)

Title. Postprocedural urethral stricture; Inclusion. Postcatheterization urethral stricture; Index entry. Complications (from) (of)|catheter (device) NEC|urinary (indwelling)|urethral stricture N99.1

Title. Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified; Index entry. Stricture|urethra (anterior) (meatal) (organic) (posterior) (spasmodic)|infective NEC N35.1

2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q64.39 Other atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck; Approximate Synonyms. Congenital bladder neck stricture; Congenital obstruction of bladder neck; Congenital posterior urethral valve; Congenital posterior urethral valves; . congenital NEC 746.89. urethra 753.6; Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89. bladder 596.89. congenital 753.6; neck 596.0. congenital 753.6; meatus. ear (congenital) 744.02. acquired (see also Stricture, ear canal, acquired) 380.50;

Bladder neck contracture (BNC) is a well-described complication of the surgical treatment of benign and malignant prostate conditions. . Two-stage transperineal management of posterior urethral strictures or bladder neck contractures associated with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery and endoscopic treatment failures. Eur Urol 2007;52:1499-504. Mundy AR, Andrich DE. Posterior urethral complications of the treatment of prostate cancer. BJU Int 2012;110:304-25. Eltahawy E .