Urologic Surgery Video – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jairam R. Eswara, MD, Division of Urology, explains how urethral strictures are diagnosed and treated. He also talks about the ongoing research at BWH that looks at the outcomes associated with the procedures used to treat urologic diseases, why these diseases occur, and new ways to treat them. The Division of Urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) provides expert, individualized care for a range of urologic conditions, with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the needs of patients with the expertise of urologic surgeons and multiple BWH specialists. Urologists at BWH specialize in problems of the genitourinary tract, including urethral stricture disease. Urethral strictures are scars of the urethra that block the flow of urine, and typically result from infection, injury or inflammation. Learn more at https://www.brighamandwomens.org/surgery/urology/genitourinary-reconstruction