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Original Article · 2025

Early real-world experience with Optilume® drug-coated balloon for anterior urethral strictures and posterior urethral stenoses

Patel HV, Ericksonb BA, Abbasi B, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Pandit K, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Daryabari SS, Myers JB, Smith TG 3rd, Lindekugel G, Voelzke BB, Vanni AJ, Zhao LC, Breyer BN

Urology · 2025

PubMed DOI PMID 41109561

Citation

Patel HV, Ericksonb BA, Abbasi B, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Pandit K, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Daryabari SS, Myers JB, Smith TG 3rd, Lindekugel G, Voelzke BB, Vanni AJ, Zhao LC, Breyer BN. Early real-world experience with Optilume® drug-coated balloon for anterior urethral strictures and posterior urethral stenoses. Urology. 2025 Oct 16:S0090-4295(25)01012-X. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.10.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41109561.

Key Points

  • Published in Urology in 2025.
  • Indexed in PubMed as PMID 41109561.
  • Mapped to Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty.

Clinical Relevance

This article contributes to the urethral stricture and urethroplasty literature, with emphasis on staging, reconstruction, definitions of success, and long-term functional outcomes.

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