Tissue transfer techniques in reconstructive urology

Tissue transfer techniques in reconstructive urology

Tissue transfer techniques are an essential part of the reconstructive urologist's armamentarium. Flaps and graft techniques are widely used in genital and urethral reconstruction. A graft is tissue that is moved from a donor site to a recipient site without its native blood supply. The main types of grafts used in urology are full thickness grafts, split thickness skin grafts and buccal mucosa...

Laparoscopic reconstructive urology

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic reconstructive urology is undergoing rapid change. We review the current status of laparoscopic reconstructive urology, with particular respect to pyeloplasty and reconstructive ureteric surgery. METHODS An extensive Medline search of reconstructive laparoscopic procedures was undertaken. The initial reports and large series reports of a range of procedures was examined...

Salvage procedures in reconstructive urology

Cent Eur J Urol 2013; 66: 487 10.5173/ceju.2013.04.art26 This is an interesting evaluation of a group of extremely complicated patients, who developed non reconstructible bladder outlets either due to injury, trauma or surgical misadventure. In my personal experience, this is one of the most difficult groups of patients to reconstruct and often requires heroic measures to salvage their quality ...

From Reconstructive Triangle to Reconstructive Quadrangle: Time to Include Tissue Distraction in the Reconstructive Algorithms

Surgical Techniques in Urology

ntroduction. A combined abdominal and thoracic surgical approach is the treatment of choice for renal cell arcinoma with secondary thrombus extending to the supradiaphragmatic vena cava and initially into the ight atrium. This procedure usually requires a median sternotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass and deep ypothermic circulation arrest or, alternatively, venovenous bypass. In this report, we...