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'''See [https://test.urologyschool.com/index.php/Penis_and_Urethra_Surgery#Urethral_stricture_disease Urethral Stricture Disease Chapter Notes]''' | '''See [https://test.urologyschool.com/index.php/Penis_and_Urethra_Surgery#Urethral_stricture_disease Urethral Stricture Disease Chapter Notes]''' | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*'''See [ | *'''See [[Urethra|Urethral Anatomy Chapter Notes]]''' | ||
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">“Urethral stricture” is the preferred term for any abnormal narrowing of the anterior urethra</span>''', which is surrounded by the corpus spongiosum; urethral strictures are associated with varying degrees of spongiofibrosis. | *'''<span style="color:#ff0000">“Urethral stricture” is the preferred term for any abnormal narrowing of the anterior urethra</span>''', which is surrounded by the corpus spongiosum; urethral strictures are associated with varying degrees of spongiofibrosis. | ||
**'''Narrowing of the posterior urethra, which lacks surrounding spongiosum, is referred to as a “stenosis.”''' | **'''Narrowing of the posterior urethra, which lacks surrounding spongiosum, is referred to as a “stenosis.”''' | ||