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== Signs and symptoms == The hallmark sign of urethral stricture is a weak urinary stream. Other symptoms include:<ref name="Urethral stricture: etiology, inves">{{cite journal |vauthors= Tritschler S, Roosen A, Füllhase C, Stief CG, Rübben H |date=2013 |title=Urethral stricture: etiology, investigation and treatments |journal= Dtsch Ärztebl Int|volume=110 |issue=13 |pages=220–226 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2013.0220 |pmid=23596502 |pmc=3627163 }}</ref> * Splaying of the urinary stream * Urinary frequency * Urinary urgency * Straining to urinate * [[Dysuria|Pain during urination]] * [[Urinary tract infection]] * [[Prostatitis]] * Inability to completely empty the bladder. Some people with severe urethral strictures are completely unable to urinate. This is referred to as acute [[urinary retention]], and is a [[medical emergency]]. [[Hydronephrosis]] and [[kidney failure]] may also occur.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lecturio.com/concepts/hydronephrosis/| title=Hydronephrosis|website=The Lecturio Medical Concept Library |access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kidney Failure|url=https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure|website=National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> === Complications === {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Urinary retention]] * [[Prostatitis]] * Bladder dysfunction * Urethral [[diverticulum]] * Periurethral abscess * [[Fournier's gangrene]] * [[Urethral]] [[fistula]] * Bilateral [[hydronephrosis]] * [[Urinary infections]] * Urinary [[calculus (medicine)|calculus]] {{div col end}}
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