Clinical efficacy of bala taila uttarbasti in the management of urethral stricture: case report

Stricture urethra, though a rare condition, still is a rational and troublesome problem in the international society. Major complications caused by this disease are obstructed urine flow, urine stasis leading to urinary tract infection, calculi formation, etc. This condition can be correlated with Mutramarga Sankocha in Ayurveda. Modern medical science suggests urethral dilatation, which may cause bleeding, false passage and fistula formation in few cases. Surgical procedures have their own complications and limitations. Uttarabasti, a para‑surgical procedure is the most effective available treatment in Ayurveda for the diseases of Mutravaha Strotas. A male patient of 55 years old consulted to OPD, Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurveda Hospital, Jamnagar, with complaints like hesitancy, intermittency, straining, dribbling, incomplete voiding, and burning micturition was assessed before and after treatment. Retrograde urethrography was done before and after treatment. This case study was treated with Bala Taila Uttarbasti. The result of the study was significant on all the parameters.