It was a randomized controlled trial conducted at department of Urology, Armed Forces Institute of Urology, Rawalpindi from 1st January, 2018 July 2019 to 31st March 2021 to determine the role of oral steroids after Direct Vision Internal Urethrotomy to reduce the recurrence rate of urethral strictures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with urethral stricture with restricted urine flow of < 15 ml/min on uroflowmetry

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients presenting with post-anastomotic urethroplasty strictures (assessed on history and medical record),
• Patients with post-TURP strictures
• Patients with neurogenic bladder
• Patients with prior history of steroid use
• Patients with extravasation during optical internal urethrotomy