Categoria 2012

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Oral Mucosa and Urethroplasty: It’s Time to Change EUROPEAN UROLOGY 62 (2012) 1071 – 1075 In this issue of European Urology, Kero and colleagues reported on the Finnish Family HPV Study, a longitudinal cohort study looking at the prevalence and incidence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in healthy men followed for 7 yr [1]. […]

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Bulbar urethroplasty: transecting vs. nontransecting techniques Curr Opin Urol. 2012 Nov;22(6):474-7   Purpose of review: To transect or not to transect the bulbar urethra in nontraumatic urethral strictures still remains an issue that is open to debate. Herewith, we evaluate and compare the results of these two different options in the treatment of bulbar urethral […]

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Surgical Repair of Late Complications in Patients Having Undergone Primary Hypospadias Repair during Childhood: A New Perspective Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Urology Volume 2012, Article ID 705212, 5 pages   Background: The repair of complications in patients who had undergone hypospadias repair is still an open problem. Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective […]

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Cryopreserved Penile Tunica Albuginea for Allotransplantation: A Morphological and Ultrastructural Investigation J Sex Med 2012;9:2378-2388   Introduction: Peyronie’s disease, a connective tissue disorder of penile tunica albuginea (TA) associated with penile deformity, curvature, pain, and erectile dysfunction, is best managed surgically, but suitable graft biomaterials are not available. Aim: To establish whether cryopreservation affects human […]

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Current Controversies in Reconstructive Surgery of the Anterior Urethra: a Clinical Overview Int Braz J Urol. 2012; 38: 307-16   Abstract: We performed an overview of the surgical techniques suggested for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures using MEDLINE. In applying the MEDLINE search, we used the ‘‘MeSH’’ (Medical Subject Heading) and ‘‘free text’’ protocols. […]

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Surgical Atlas – Dorsal onlay oral mucosal graft bulbar urethroplasty BJUI, 2012, 109, 1728-1741   Abstract: Several experimental studies and clinical experiences have contributed to the development and evolution of dorsal onlay urethroplasty in the surgical treatment of anterior urethral strictures. In 1979, Devine et al . popularised the use of free-skin graft techniques in […]

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The Role of Dilation and Internal Urethrotomy as a Risk Factor of Failure in Patients Who Undergoing One-Stage Bulbar Oral Graft Urethroplasty Open Journal of Urology, 2012, 2, 16-19   Abstract: To test the hypothesis if dilation or direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU) are predictive of urethroplasty failure. Retrospective study, from 1999 to 2010, including184 […]

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Distal urethroplasty for isolated fossa navicularis and meatal strictures. BJU Int 2012, 109: 616-619   Strictures of the distal urethra/fossa navicularis are often difficult to manage and objective and patient reported outcomes have not been described. Meatotomy is highly successful in terms of both stricture recurrence and patient satisfaction. Meatoplasty, while often reserved for more […]

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