One-stage and two-stage penile buccal mucosa urethroplasty

• Main Authors: G. Barbagli, S. Balò, S. Sansalone, M. Lazzeri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2016-03-01
• Series: African Journal of Urology
• Subjects: Buccal mucosa; Penile urethra; Surgical technique; One-stage urethroplasty; Two-stage urethroplasty
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570415001022

The paper provides the reader with the detailed description of current techniques of one-stage and two-stage penile buccal mucosa urethroplasty. The paper provides the reader with the preoperative patient evaluation paying attention to the use of diagnostic tools. The one-stage penile urethroplasty using buccal mucosa graft with the application of glue is preliminary showed and discussed. Two-stage penile urethroplasty is then reported. A detailed description of first-stage urethroplasty according Johanson technique is reported. A second-stage urethroplasty using buccal mucosa graft and glue is presented. Finally postoperative course and follow-up are addressed.