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The median number of previous dilatation or direct visual internal urethrotomy (\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DVIU<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      ) procedures was three with a mean time to stricture recurrence of 2 months.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After endoscopic dilatation or\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DVIU<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      , the urethral (\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      emokath\u2122) stent was deployed and left\n                      <jats:italic>situ<\/jats:italic>\n                      for 3 months.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Re\u2010stricture rates were examined with uroflowmetry at 3, 6 and 12 months and confirmed with 17\u2010\n                      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