Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel Fax +41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail [email protected] www.karger.com © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel 1015–9770/11/0054–0169$26.00/0 Accessible online at: www.karger.com/cur Hypospadias • Uroflowmetry • Snodgrass urethroplasty • Mathieu urethroplasty Background: To assess two different operative techniques in hypospadias with special emphasis on urinary flow with the help ...

numerous methods for repair of hypospadias have been introduced. the technique of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty has gained widespread acceptance. in the classical method of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty, to divert urine flow and preventing urethral stenosis, a stent was used, but its necessity is questionable for some surgeons. in this paper we systematically compared the re...

Objective: We present our experience with transperineal bulboprostatic anastomotic procedure and compare the results with age of patients, length of urethral stricture, effect of previous treatment and need for urethral mobilisation. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 76 patients who underwent perineal urethroplasty procedure for traumatic stricture in our institu...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease on both voiding symptoms and sexual function through the use of validated patient questionnaires. METHODS Pre- and post-operative scores for the American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUASI), Incontinence Symptom Index (ISI), and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) were obtained and compared for adult...

Aim: To compare the outcome of urethral stricture managed by different surgical techniques. Place and Duration: This Study was conducted at Lahore General Hospital, in duration from May, 2022 to October, 2022. Methods: randomized controlled trial on 60 patients divided equally two groups. Both groups were assessed for maximum urinary flow 6 months after surgery, cause stricture, site success ra...

Penile epidermal cysts are uncommon. We report a pediatric case of epidermal inclusion cyst of the penis after urethroplasty, responsible of the appearance of an urethro-cutaneous fistula. In our opinion, surgical excision of epidermal inclusion cyst after urethroplasty must be performed as quickly as possible to avoid occurrence of postoperative complications.

Urethral stricture is a challenging surgical problem since the ancient time. Its outcome is very poor because of the high recurrence rate 40.0-50.0% whatever procedure is conducted to treat the condition. Between January 2004 to December 2007, 61 cases with urethral stricture were treated in our hospital. Management of stricture was decided according to the grading of urethral stricture. Of 61 ...

OBJECTIVES Since the resurgence in the use of buccal mucosa (BM) in substitution urethroplasty in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been controversy as to which surgical technique is the most appropriate for its application. METHODS The authors performed an updated literature review. Several centres have published widely on this topic, and the points considered include the use BM in d...

INTRODUCTION Our aim was to evaluate the results of early versus delayed internal urethrotomy for management of recurrent urethral strictures after posterior urethroplasty in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty boys with proven posterior urethral strictures were treated by perineal posterior urethroplasty. Of these, 12 required internal urethrotomy. Each radiograph demonstrated a patent bu...

OBJECTIVE To determine national practice patterns in the management of male urethral strictures among Italian urologists. METHODS We conducted a survey using a nonvalidated questionnaire mailed to 700 randomly selected Italian urologists. Data were registered into a database and extensively evaluated. Analysis was performed using SAS statistical software (version 9.2). Statistical significanc...