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"A Clinical observation was made on I28 cases of urethral strictures in the Department of Urology. Hanil Hospital during the period of January, 1968 through August, 1972 and the following results were obtained. 1) Urethral stricture patients were 2.33% of total out-patients. Male to female ratio was 1:18. 2) Age distribution showed that 34, 39% of the cases were in 31 to 40yrs of age group. 3) h 42,97t of cases, causes of urethral strictures were non-specific urethritis. 4) Traumatic urethral strictures were frequent in 21-30 yrs. age group; gonorrheal, 41-60yrs age group; and urethral strictures caused by non-specific urethritides, in 3l-40yrs. age group. 5) The intervals before urethral stricture became clinically apparent were as follows: traumatic, withinr6 months in their 85.72%; gonorbea1.Fin 5-20yrs. period in their 60%; caused by non-specific urethritides, in 6 montht-1 yr. period in their 49.09%. 6) Sites of urethral strictures were as follows: traumatic, at bulbous and membranous urethra in their 75%; gonorrheal, at bulbous urethra in their 44.45%; caused by non-specific urethritides. at distal urethra in their 77. 55%. 7) Urethral calibers of 26.67% of male eases revealed :19-20: F., while 43.37% of female cases revealed 23F. 8) The most frequent subjective complaints were urinary symptoms such as tenesmus in 51.56%, pollakisuria in 47. 66%, and small stream in 42.11% of the cages. 9) Urethrotrigonitis was complicated with 41.41% of the cases 10) Periodical progressive urethral dilahtion was performed in 76.56% of the cases. 11) No complication had arisen from urethral dilatation."
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