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Its ease of delivery has facilitated its use by urologists with various subspecialty interests. The objective of this study was to characterise real-world practice patterns of a DCB device.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An exploratory cross-sectional online survey was distributed to Optilume\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      users via national and international urological societies and device distributor mailing lists. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS software.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009102 urologists responded to the survey of whom\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200947 (46%) were reconstructive subspecialists. DCB dilatation was predominantly performed under general anaesthesia (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200959, 58%). Significant variation was seen with catheter duration, perioperative antibiotic use and post-procedure contraception advice. Off-label use was common with respondents offering DCB for penile urethral strictures (65%), primary treatment (64%) and bladder neck stenoses (65%). Higher-volume users (\u2265\u200910\/year) were more likely to perform DCB under flexible cystoscopy (OR 5.14, 95% 1.57\u201316.79,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007), bladder neck stricture (OR 4.66, 95% CI 1.55\u201314.03,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006), and for recurrences (OR 6.92, 95% CI 2.22\u201321.6,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). Limited practitioner experience, an evidence gap, and the importance of shared decision making were highlighted on thematic analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study provides an insight into the early experience a novel DCB among practicing urologists. 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