[Complicated urethral reconstruction in the adult and adult and infant males]

Urologe A. 2005 Jul;44(7):768-73. doi: 10.1007/s00120-005-0848-y.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The urethral reconstruction is a challenge in the adult, but even more in infant and young male patients. Good knowledge of the anatomy of the penis (blood supply and the course of the nerve fibers) with the availability of microsurgery suturing and instruments improved the outcome significantly. The growing knowledge opened the possibility to reconstruct complicate strictures with grafts. The buccal mucosa flap is one of those improvements, which made a tremendous impact to have a successful outcome. Recently we looked into the outcome of urethral reconstruction of long urethral strictures by using a buccal mucosa only flap. We used a modified technique for hypospadias repair to reconstruct coronar or subcoronar defects by meatal mobilization (MEMO). In cases with a long urethral stricture the success rate was over 90% with a mean follow up of 16 months. In all children the outcome with the MEMO-technique was successful without any major complication with a mean follow-up of 12.5 months.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Hypospadias / surgery
  • Male
  • Mouth Mucosa / transplantation
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urethra / abnormalities*
  • Urethra / surgery*
  • Urethral Diseases / surgery*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / instrumentation*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / methods*