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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 […]

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 […]

Long-term results of the surgical treatment of Peyronie’s disease with Egydio’s technique: a European multicentre study Asian Journal of Andrology (2011) 13, 842–845   Abstract:The long-term outcomes of 157 patients affected by Peyronie’s disease (PD) who underwent penile straightening with Egydio’s technique between January 2004 and December 2008 are reported. Only patients with PD who […]

Controversies in urethral reconstruction Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2011 Sep;63(3):251-60.   Abstract: Urethral strictures are a frequent source of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Open urethroplasty is regarded as the gold-standard treatment for urethral stricture disease. The treatment for urethral strictures is a continually evolving process and there is renewed controversy over the best approach […]

Validazione della versione italiana del questionario inglese PROM-USS-Q in pazienti sottoposti ad uretroplastica anteriore Urologia 2011; 78: 98-107   Background: The aim of this study was to translate and validate in Italian the condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure for urethral stricture surgery (PROM-USS-Q) and evaluate its psychometric properties to determine whether it was suitable for routine […]

Patient’s Reported Outcome and Reconstructive Urethral Surgery: A “First Toe in the Water” Eur Urol, 2011: 60, 69 – 71   Urethral strictures are a frequent source of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men, but a systematic analysis on patients’ quality of life (QoL) is rarely reported in the literature. The clinical history and […]

A one-stage dorsal urethroplasty for urethral diverticula repair in male paraplegics Brit J Urol 1998; 81: 60-61.   One stage dorsal urethroplasty has provided excellent results in seven male paraplegic patients with urethral diverticula. The intra-operative findings influence the choice of the appropriate surgical technique with or without preputial skin graft transplant. The results at […]

Free graft urethroplasty with dorsal approach Brit J Urol 1997; 80: 311(Abstract 1221).   In our experience free graft urethroplasty, with a dorsal approach to the urethra, is technically easy to perform, avoids the formation of urethrocele and provides gratifying long-term results.

Bilateral compartment syndrome following prolonged anaesthesia in the lithotomy position Can J Anaesth 1997; 44: 678-679.   To the Editor: A 29-year-old man underwent a five hour urological surgical procedure in the lithotomy position for posterior urethral stricture repair. No hypotension was observed during anaesthesia. The patient complained of bilateral calf pain with swollen tense […]

Duplications of the bulbous urethra: clinical and radiological findings and therapeutic options J Urol 1995; 153: 371A (Abstract 570).   In conclusion, the more relevant clinical syntomps of duplications of the bulbous urethra are post-voiding dribbling and diminution of antegrade ejaculation, while the treatment modality is not codified, but it must provide a functional urethral […]