This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture. It's not clear why stenosis occurs after gastric bypass surgery. But it is most likely to occur 3 to 4 weeks after the surgery.

URETHRAL strictures, defined by constriction of the urethra, affect 0.6% of men globally, often resulting from iatrogenic injuries linked to procedures such as transurethral resection of bladder ...

Treatment with the Optilume drug-coated balloon was associated with durable efficacy and safety in patients with short, recurrent bulbar urethral strictures, according to 5-year data from the ROBUST I ...

Olayinka Shittu, has successfully performed an intricate procedure to reconstruct a urethral stricture in a 50-year-old patient. The UCH Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs Funmi Adetuyibi ...

The groundbreaking treatment for recurrent bulbar urethral strictures has had its five-year follow-up data from the ROBUST I study published in the Journal of Urology. This data underscores the ...

One complication that occurs in approximately 10%of patients is the development of a colonic stricture. Some of thesestrictures dilate over weeks or months, while others result inobstructive ...