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Descriptor English: Urethral Stricture
Descriptor Spanish: Estrechez Uretral
Descriptor estrechez uretral
Entry term(s) estenosis uretral
Scope note: Estrechamiento de cualquier parte de la URETRA. Se caracteriza por la disminución del chorro urinario y, a menudo, otros síntomas obstructivos. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Estreitamento Uretral
Descriptor French: Sténose de l'urètre
Entry term(s): Anterior Urethral Stricture
Anterior Urethral Strictures
Posterior Urethral Stricture
Posterior Urethral Strictures
Stenoses, Urethral
Stenosis, Urethral
Stricture, Urethral
Strictures, Urethral
Urethral Stenoses
Urethral Stenosis
Urethral Stricture, Anterior
Urethral Stricture, Posterior
Urethral Strictures
Urethral Strictures, Anterior
Urethral Strictures, Posterior
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.968.767.700.700
C12.200.777.767.700.700
C12.950.767.700.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014525
Scope note: Narrowing of any part of the URETHRA. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often other obstructive voiding symptoms.
Annotation: do not confuse with URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14924
Unique ID: D014525
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Urethral Stricture - Preferred
Concept UI M0022335
Scope note Narrowing of any part of the URETHRA. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often other obstructive voiding symptoms.
Preferred term Urethral Stricture
Entry term(s) Stenoses, Urethral
Stenosis, Urethral
Stricture, Urethral
Strictures, Urethral
Urethral Stenoses
Urethral Stenosis
Urethral Strictures
Anterior Urethral Stricture - Narrower
Concept UI M0491662
Preferred term Anterior Urethral Stricture
Entry term(s) Anterior Urethral Strictures
Urethral Stricture, Anterior
Urethral Strictures, Anterior
Posterior Urethral Stricture - Narrower
Concept UI M0491663
Preferred term Posterior Urethral Stricture
Entry term(s) Posterior Urethral Strictures
Urethral Stricture, Posterior
Urethral Strictures, Posterior



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