Inclusion Criteria:  Presence of obstructive symptoms, Short segment strictures (stricture length <2 cm) as evident on radiological studies, i.e. retrograde urethrography and micturating cystourethrography. Peak flow rate on uroflowmetry less than 15 ml/s  Exclusion Criteria:  Complete obliteration of lumen of urethra on urethroscopy, Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans, Age less than 18 years, Multiple strictures, Active urinary tract infection, Recurrent Strictures. Prior internal uretherotomy Prior urethroplasty Pan-anterior urethral strictures Posterior stenosis Those who lost to follow up