S N Venn1, A R Mundy. 1. Institute of Urology and Nephrology and Department of Urology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early results of anterior urethroplasty using a one-stage free graft with buccal mucosa. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Thirty-nine patients (aged 23-59 years) underwent a one-stage urethroplasty using buccal mucosa, 28 as a patch and 11 as tube grafts. All patients were evaluated by post-operative urethrography at 6 months and were followed using urinary flow rates and symptoms for 2-5 years. RESULT: There was one recurrent stricture (3%) in the group with a patch urethroplasty but five of the 11 patients with tube grafts had a recurrent stricture. CONCLUSION: The early results using buccal mucosa for patch urethroplasty are encouraging. Although the results from tube grafts are poor, they are similar to those from other methods of single-stage urethroplasty.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early results of anterior urethroplasty using a one-stage free graft with buccal mucosa. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Thirty-nine patients (aged 23-59 years) underwent a one-stage urethroplasty using buccal mucosa, 28 as a patch and 11 as tube grafts. All patients were evaluated by post-operative urethrography at 6 months and were followed using urinary flow rates and symptoms for 2-5 years. RESULT: There was one recurrent stricture (3%) in the group with a patch urethroplasty but five of the 11 patients with tube grafts had a recurrent stricture. CONCLUSION: The early results using buccal mucosa for patch urethroplasty are encouraging. Although the results from tube grafts are poor, they are similar to those from other methods of single-stage urethroplasty.
Authors: Felix Campos-Juanatey; Simon Bugeja; Mariya Dragova; Anastasia V Frost; Stella L Ivaz; Daniela E Andrich; Anthony R Mundy Journal: Asian J Androl Date: 2020 Mar-Apr Impact factor: 3.285