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