Healing of Donor-site Buccal Mucosa Urethroplasty

Urology. 2015 Sep;86(3):e9-e10. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.06.032. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Abstract

Buccal mucosal graft represents the gold standard graft material for urethroplasty because of its thick epithelium and a thin lamina propria for maximal graft uptake. There is an ongoing debate whether to close the buccal graft donor site. We show a unique look at buccal donor site healing through serial pictures over a 100-day period. In this patient, the anterior half of the buccal donor site was closed at the time of harvest, allowing real-time observation of wound healing from both the closed and open aspects of the wound.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mouth Mucosa / transplantation*
  • Suture Techniques*
  • Transplant Donor Site / pathology*
  • Transplant Donor Site / physiopathology
  • Transplant Donor Site / surgery*
  • Urethral Stricture / surgery*
  • Wound Healing / physiology*