Maximum flow rate-guided dilatation in patients of stricture urethra: a controlled study.

Maximum flow rate (MFR) is an objective uroflowmetric parameter for assessment of urethral stricture. Its use as a guide to assess the frequency of dilatation of the urethra on an outdoor basis could make the approach very scientific and objective. 70 cases were evaluated in two groups, study and control, each of 35 patients. Dilatation in the study group was guided by serial measurement of MFR, while in the control group, stricture was dilated on a traditional scale. A comparison between the two groups showed a statistically significant decline in the frequency of dilatation in the study group. A routine practice of MFR-guided dilatation in stricture clinics is recommended by us.