Buccal mucosa substitution urethroplasty in a patient with an extensive urethral stricture
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/urology.2018.4.127-129
P.S. Kyzlasov, A.G. Martov, M.V. Zabelin, A.I. Bokov, A.A. Kazhera
IPPE of A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, FMBA of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Urethral strictures are one of the most common reasons to see a urologist and are considered a socially significant disease. Management of urethral strictures is one of the challenging issues in urology. The article presents a case of a patient with extensive iatrogenic stricture of the penile urethra. The patient underwent penile augmentation urethroplasty using buccal mucosa resulting in the restoration of the whole length of the urethral lumen and non-obstructive urination according to uroflowmetry findings.
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Corresponding author: P. S. Kyzlasov – Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Department of Urology and Andrology, IPPE of A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, FMBA of Russia, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: dr.kyzlasov@mail.ru
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