Clinical Experience with Urethral Reconstruction Using Tissue-engineered Oral Mucosa: A Quiet Revolution European Urology, Volume 68 Issue 6, December 2015, Pages 917-918 TAKE HOME MESSAGE: Finalising the use of tissue-engineered materials for urethral reconstruction still represents a difficult challenge. We must not deceive patients into thinking that this “quiet revolution” in urethral reconstruction will be […]
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Evidence-based (S3) Guideline on (anogenital) Lichen sclerosus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Oct;29(10) ABSTRACT: Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory skin disease that usually involves the anogenital area. All patients with symptoms or signs suspicious of lichen sclerosus should be seen at least once initially by a physician with a special interest in the […]
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Factors that influence the outcome of open urethroplasty for pelvis fracture urethral defect (PFUD): an observational study from a single high-volume tertiary care center. World J Urol. 2015 Dec;33(12):2169-75 PURPOSE: To report the clinical features of pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) and assess the real effect of factors that are believed to have adverse effects […]
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A Multi-institutional Evaluation of the Management and Outcomes of Long-segment Urethral Strictures. UROLOGY 2015; 85: 1483-1488. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the treatment options and surgical outcomes of long-segment urethral strictures-a review of the largest, international, multi-institutional series. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of patients treated with strictures ≥8 cm at 8 international centers. Endpoints analyzed […]
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Laparoscopic omentoplasty to support anastomotic urethroplasty in complex and redo pelvic fracture urethral defects. UROLOGY 2015; 85: 1200-1205. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a new surgical technique using elaborated perineal anastomotic urethroplasty combined with laparoscopic omentoplasty for patients with complex and prior failed pelvic fracture urethral defect repair was feasible, safe, and effective. METHODS: […]
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Regulatory challenges for autologous tissue engineered products on their way from bench to bedside in Europe Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 82–83 (2015) 181–191 ABSTRACT: Since the late eighties of last century the high potential of tissue engineered products (TEP)s has been shown for the treatment of various diseases andmany scientific publications appeared in this field. […]
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The spectrum of pelvic fracture urethral injuries and posterior urethroplasty in an Italian high-volume centre, from 1980 to 2013 Arab Journal of Urology (2015) 13, 32–36 OBJECTIVE: To describe the emergency and delayed treatment of patients with pelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUI) presenting to an Italian high-volume centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective, observational […]