Reconstruction of the bulbar urethra using dorsal onlay buccal mucosal grafts: New concepts and surgical tricks Indian J Urol 2006; 22: 113-117. Buccal mucosa onlay graft urethroplasty represents one of the most widespread methods for the repair of strictures in the bulbar urethra, because of its thick and highly vascular spongiosum tissue. Recently the […]
CENTER FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE URETHRAL SURGERY
Category 2006
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Words of Wisdom Re: Neuroanatomy of the Male Urethra and Perineum (Yucel S, Baskin LS) Eur Urol 2006; 50: 1367-1372. Experts summary: The authors describe the neuroanatomy and the topography of the perineal nerves from their origin to the bulbocavernous muscle and corpus spongiosum. The study was performed in normal male human fetal specimens […]
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Urethral reconstruction Curr Opin Urol 2006; 16: 391-395. Purpose of Review: To present an up-to-date review on the main surgical techniques used to treat urethral strictures. Recent findings: Anterior urethroplasty can be treated in outpatient surgical settings, thus decreasing the impact of urethroplasty. To improve outcome in adult patients, reconstructive surgeons have learned to […]
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Adherence to the Right Diagnostic Tools for Best Outcomes in Urethral Reconstructive Surgery Eur Urol 2006; 50: 424-425. To collect the right preoperative clinical and radiological investigations is pivotal to perform urethral reconstructive surgery and improve the short and long term outcomes. The term “urethral stricture” refers to different pathologies with regard to anatomy, […]
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Penile urethroplasty: thecniques and outcomes using buccal mucosa grafts Contemporary Urology 2006; 18: 25-33. Penile urethroplasty may represents a simple problem in patients with urethral stricture in which the penis is normal, but may represents a difficult challenge in patients with urethral stricture associated with failed hypospadias repair or Lichen sclerosus (LS), in which […]
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Harvesting buccal mucosal grafts Contemporary Urology 2006; 18: 17-24. An interesting and documented historical overview on the application of oral mucosa as surgical substitute material was reported in 1998 by Filipas et al. to give a link to other domains where the applications for urology have been developed. In 1993, El-Kasaby et al. reported […]
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Failed hypospadias repair presenting in adults Eur Urol 2006; 49: 887-894. Objectives: To evaluate the results of one-stage and multistage urethroplasty in adults with complications following multiple failed hypospadias repairs. Methods: Sixty adults underwent reconstructive surgery of the following complications after hypospadias repair: stricture (34), residual hypospadias (26), fistula (18), meatal stenosis (11), penile […]
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Penile carcinoma in patients with genital lichen sclerosus: a multicenter survey J Urol 2006; 175: 1359-1363. Purpose: In this observational descriptive study we reviewed the histology and the clinical records of 130 patients with LS involving the male genitalia to determine the presence of premalignant or malignant lesions. Materials and Methods: A total of […]