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Reconstruction of distal urethral strictures confined to the glans with circular buccal mucosa graft.

dc.contributor.authorOnol, Sinasi Yavuz
dc.contributor.authorOnol, Fikret Fatih
dc.contributor.authorGümüş, Eyüp
dc.contributor.authorTopaktaş, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Mehmet Remzi
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-16T17:03:12Z
dc.date.available2023-05-16T17:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-30T21:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractTo report our results with 1-stage reconstruction in short distal urethral strictures using circular buccal mucosa graft (cBMG).
dc.description.abstractThe data of 19 patients (median age 41.8 years, range 25-58) operated between 2001 and 2010 were reviewed. Patients were evaluated with American Urological Association (AUA) symptom score, uroflowmetry, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), and intraoperative urethroscopy. Stricture was limited to the glanular urethra (≤ 2 cm.) in all cases and 16 patients had lichen sclerosus. Strictured urethra was resected 0.5 cm proximal to the healthy urethra and a rectangular BMG with 4-cm length and 1.5- to 2.5-cm width (depending on the length of the defect) was rolled on a 24-Fr sound that calibrated the urethra. Proximal and distal edges of the cBMG were anastomosed circumferentially to the healthy mucosa and meatus, respectively. Foley catheter was removed within 10-14 days. Voiding symptoms, uroflowmetric parameters, and cosmesis were assessed at 1, 3, and 6 months, and yearly thereafter.
dc.description.abstractWith a median follow-up of 38 months (range 12-96), 16 (84.2%) patients were cured. One patient developed early graft loss, and 2 patients developed stricture at proximal anastomotic site. Mean Q(max) (mL/s) increased from 7.8 ± 5.4 preoperatively to 21.8 ± 9.2 postoperatively (P = .001), and mean AUA score decreased from 26.7 ± 3.9 preoperatively to 7.3 ± 3.8 postoperatively (P < .001).
dc.description.abstractOur results suggest cBMG as a feasible alternative in 1-stage reconstruction of distal strictures confined to the glanular urethra because the glans penis has a good blood supply, providing an efficient circumferential graft take.
dc.identifier.pubmed22449449
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/38269
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleReconstruction of distal urethral strictures confined to the glans with circular buccal mucosa graft.
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