An abnormal constriction of the internal passageway within a tubular structure such as a vessel or duct.
Abnormal narrowing of a tubular organ; sometimes a result of inflammation.
The abnormal narrowing of a canal, duct, or passage.
The narrowing of a passage in the body.
Constriction or narrowing of a lumen, duct, or organ such as the urethra, ureter, or esophagus.
Narrowing or closure of a tubular body part, such as the esophagus, bowel, or urethra. Strictures are usually caused by tumors, inflammation, injury, or scar tissue.
A narrowing of any tubular structure in the body, such as the esophagus (gullet), bowel, ureter, or urethra. A stricture may result from inflammation, muscular spasm, growth of a tumor within the affected part, or from pressure on it by neighboring organs. For example, a urethral stricture is a fibrous narrowing of the urethra, usually resulting from injury or inflammation. The patient has increasing difficulty in passing urine and may develop retention. The site and length of the stricture is assessed by urethrography and urethroscopy, and treatment is by periodic dilatation of the urethra using sounds, urethrotomy, or urethroplasty.
A narrowing in any of the natural passages of the body, such as the gullet, the bowel, or the urethra. It may be due to the development of a growth in the wall of the passage affected, or to pressure upon it by such a growth in some neighbouring organ, but in the majority of cases a stricture is the result of previous ulceration on the inner surface of the passage, followed by contraction of the scar.
A narrowing or constriction of the lumen of a tube, duct, or hollow organ such as the esophagus, ureter, or urethra. Strictures may be congenital or acquired. Acquired strictures may result from infection, trauma, fibrosis due to mechanical or chemical irritation, muscular spasm, or pressure from adjacent structures or tumors. They may be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Constriction of a bodily passage can result from various factors including inflammation, the formation of scar tissue, or the presence of an abnormal growth like a tumor. In certain instances, this constriction could be present from birth due to congenital reasons.
Unusual constriction of a canal or hollow organ due to inflammation or other changes in its wall. Sometimes, stricture can result from external pressure.