Category 2016

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Anterior urethral reconstruction with lateral lingual mucosa harvesting technique. UROLOGY 2016; 90: 208-212. OBJECTIVE: To describe a new technique for harvesting the long lingual mucosal graft (LMG) to repair the long-segment urethral strictures. METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study of patients from whom LMGs were harvested from the lateral lining of the tongue for […]

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Comparative assessment of cultures from oral and urethral stm cells for urethral regeneration. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2016; 11: 643-651. Abstract: Urethral reconstruction has received much attention in recent years, due to pathologies such as recurrence of urethral strictures after treatments. Various surgical techniques have been developed to obtain the best risk-benefit ratio, […]

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One-stage Penile Urethroplasty Using Oral Mucosal Graft and Glue. Eur Urol 2016; 70: 1069-1075. BACKGROUND:Repair of penile urethral strictures is a challenging problem for which different techniques have been suggested. OBJECTIVE: To describe a new surgical technique for one-stage penile urethroplasty using an oral graft and glue, and to assess its safety and efficacy. DESIGN, […]

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Managing chronic bladder diseases with the administration of exogenous glycosaminoglycans: an update on the evidence. Therapeutic Advances in Urology 2016; 8(2): 91 – 99 Abstract: Although the pathophysiology of acute chronic cystitis and other ‘sensory’ disorders, i.e. painful bladder syndrome (PBS) or interstitial cystitis (IC), often remains multifactorial, there is a wide consensus that such […]

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Reconstructive Management with Buccal Urethroplasty E U R O P E A N U R O L O G Y S U P P L E M E N T S 1 5 ( 2 0 1 6 ) 1 7 – 2 3 Abstract: We present the historical evolution of the use of buccal […]

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Incidence, Causes, and Complications of Urethral Stricture Disease E U R O P E A N U R O L O G Y S U P P L E M E N T S 1 5 ( 2 0 1 6 ) 2 – 6 Abstract: Urethral stricture refers to any narrowing of the urethra, […]

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The Surgical Learning Curve for One-stage Anterior Urethroplasty: A Prospective Single-surgeon Study EUROPEAN UROLOGY 6 9 ( 2 0 1 6 ) 6 8 6 – 6 9 0 Background: The learning process for one-stage anterior urethroplasty has never been addressed before. Objective: To evaluate the surgical learning curve for one-stage anterior urethroplasty. Design, setting, […]

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How to harvest buccal mucosa from the cheek African Journal of Urology (2016) 22, 18–23 Abstract: The paper provides the reader with the step by step of our current technique of harvesting buccal mucosa from the cheek. We describe how to prepare the patients, the use of the Kilner-Doughty mouth retractor, the Stensen duct identification, […]

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One-stage and two-stage penile buccal mucosa urethroplasty African Journal of Urology (2016) 22, 11–17 Abstract: The paper provides the reader with the detailed description of current techniques of one-stage and two-stage penile buccal mucosa urethroplasty. The paper provides the reader with the preoperative patient evaluation paying attention to the use of diagnostic tools. The one-stage […]

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Dorsal onlay graft bulbar urethroplasty using buccal mucosa African Journal of Urology (2016) 22, 5–10 Abstract: In 1996, Barbagli described the use of the free graft from Devine’s technique with the dorsal urethral opening from Monseur’s technique. Such technique was termed new dorsal onlay graft urethroplasty or Barbagli’s procedure. It can be used for penile […]

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