The incision of a urethral stricture is known as?

• A. Urethroplasty
• B. Cystotomy
• C. Urethrotomy
• D. Ureterotomy

Answer: (C)

Urethrotomy is the incision of a urethral stricture, performed to relieve the narrowing by cutting through the scar tissue inside the urethra and widen the passage. This term directly reflects the action: the urethra is incised at the site of the stricture to open it up.

This differs from urethroplasty, which is a reconstruction or repair of the urethra, cystotomy, which is an incision into the bladder, and ureterotomy, which is an incision into the ureter. In practice, the incision into the narrowed urethral segment is often done endoscopically as an internal urethrotomy, especially for short, localized strictures.