Meatal stenosis: A retrospective analysis of over 4000 patients

The large sample size, over 4000 patients, allowed us to show that the hypothesis, that meatoplasty would be associated with a lower re-operative rate (0.2%), is true. With a low re-operative rate (3.5%), office meatotomy is a reasonable choice of surgical treatment if the child can cooperate and the anatomy is appropriate. On the other hand, if general anesthesia is utilized, formal meatoplasty is associated with a lower re-operative rate.