Objective. To present the results of reconstruction of long (>5 cm), penile, bulbar, and bulbopenile urethral strictures by penile skin flap as dorsal onlay in one-stage procedure. Patients and Methods. Between January, 1998 and December, 2004, 18 patients (aged from 28-65 years) presented with long urethral strictures, 5.6-13.2 cm (penile in 6, bulbar in 2 and combined in 10 cases), those were...

PURPOSE We describe the diagnosis and treatment of urethral strictures in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively identified female urethral strictures from 1998 to 2010. Study inclusion criteria were 1) clinical diagnosis of stricture, 2) stricture seen on cystoscopy, 3) urethral obstruction on videourodynamics according to the Blaivas-Groutz nomogram and/or 4) urethral caliber less ...

PURPOSE We determined the differential diagnosis of concomitant pathological conditions in men with overactive bladder symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed an observational, descriptive study to elucidate the differential diagnosis in men with overactive bladder symptoms using a previously validated overactive bladder symptom questionnaire. All patients provided an extensive history, ...

PURPOSE To present the results of a two-stage technique used for the treatment of proximal hypospadias with severe curvature. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of children with proximal hypospadias and severe curvature were retrospectively analyzed. A 2-stage procedure was performed in 30 children. In the first stage, the release of chordee was performed, and a well-vascularized prepu...