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The recurrence-free rate for urethral strictures following endoscopic management (ie, urethral dilation or direct visual internal urethrotomy) was 61% after 1, 50% after 2, and 43% after 3 years, compared to 82% following open treatment options after 1, 2, and 3 years (P = .002). Open treatment options were Heineke-Mikulicz procedure (7\/9, 78% success), excision and primary anastomosis (3\/3, 100%), 2-stage without graft (9\/9, 100%), pedicled flap urethroplasty (1\/1, 100%), and buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty (2\/4 [50%] single-stage, 1\/1 [100%] 2-stage). The recurrence-free rate for small urethral fistulas located at the pendulous urethra was 79% after 1, and 72% after 2 and 3 years, compared to 45% after 1, and 41% after 2 and 3 years for large fistulas, generally located at the urethral anastomoses of the fixed urethra. Treatment options for urethral fistulas were fistulectomy (26\/48, 54%), fistulectomy &amp; (redo) colpectomy (7\/11, 64%), buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty (1\/1, 100%), and retubularization of the urethral plate (3\/4, 75%). A colpectomy before or during reoperation of a urethral fistula at the proximal urethral anastomosis showed higher success rates compared to without a colpectomy (7\/11 [64%] vs 2\/13 [15%] respectively, P = .03).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study provides insight in the treatment possibilities and corresponding outcomes of urethral complications following metoidioplasty in transmen.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Strengths &amp; Limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>Strengths were the relatively large sample size and the overview of multiple treatment options available. 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