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Ventral onlay urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for complex stricture repair.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12736024     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To report the short to medium-term results of one-stage buccal mucosa ventral onlay in the treatment of recurrent urethral stricture disease. METHODS: Between April 1997 and July 2001, buccal mucosa was used as a ventral onlay graft in 38 patients with recurrent strictures of the bulbar (n = 30) and proximal penile urethra (n = 8). All patients had undergone at least 1 urethrotomy (range 1 to 10; mean 2.9) before reconstruction. Prospective follow-up included a simple questionnaire on patient satisfaction, uroflowmetry, and ultrasound estimation of postvoid residual urine volume and, in the case of recurrence, retrograde urethrography and cystoscopy. RESULTS: The primary success rate at a mean follow-up of 22.8 months (range 8.7 to 40.7) was 80%. Stricture recurred in 7 patients, mostly within 12 months. A distinct residual irregularity at the former stricture site in the initial postoperative urethrogram was predictive of failed reconstruction. A second procedure was performed in 4 patients (1 urethrotomy and 3 re-buccal mucosa onlay grafts) with good results. Patient satisfaction was high in most instances. Three patients refused reoperation, preferring regular intermittent dilation. CONCLUSIONS: When end-to-end anastomosis is impossible, onlay urethroplasty using buccal mucosa is a rather simple alternative with encouraging short to medium-term results in the proximal segments of the male urethra.
Authors:
Tobias Heinke; Elmar W Gerharz; Roland Bonfig; Hubertus Riedmiller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urology     Volume:  61     ISSN:  1527-9995     ISO Abbreviation:  Urology     Publication Date:  2003 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-08     Completed Date:  2003-05-30     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0366151     Medline TA:  Urology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1004-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, Julius-Maximilians University Medical School, Würzburg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa / surgery,  transplantation*
Patient Satisfaction
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Recurrence
Reoperation
Transplantation, Autologous
Treatment Failure
Treatment Refusal
Urethral Stricture / surgery*
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / methods*

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