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When and how to use buccal mucosa grafts in penile and bulbar urethroplasty Minerva Urol Nefrol 2004; 56: 189-203.   The surgical treatment of adult anterior urethral strictures has been a constantly evolving process, and renewed controversy exists over the best means of reconstructing the anterior urethra. Recently, considerable changes have been introduced: the wider […]

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Lichen sclerosus of the male genitalia and urethral stricture diseases Urol Int 2004; 73: 1-5.   Introduction: The true incidence of urethral involvement in patients with genital lichen sclerosus (LS) is unknown. We review the epidemiology and discuss the pathogenesis of LS and urethral stricture diseases. Materials and Methods: During the period 1991-2002, of 925 […]

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Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans) Urology 2004; 64: 565-568.   Objectives: Strictures due to lichen sclerosus (LS) may affect the urethra as far proximally as the mid-bulb. For such strictures, a staged full-length repair is required and should use a nonpenile graft […]

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Interim outcomes of dorsal skin graft bulbar urethroplasty J Urol 2004; 172: 1365-1367.   Purpose: We update our interim results of bulbar urethroplasty using a skin graft placed on the dorsal urethral surface. Materials and Methods: A total of 45 patients with an average age of 45 years underwent dorsal onlay skin graft urethroplasty between […]

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