COMMENT The May-June 2016 issue of the International Braz J Urol presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different and as usual the editoŕs comment highlights some papers. We decided to comment 2 papers about a very usual topic in urologic practice: The Urethral Stricture. Doctor Prabha and collegues from India performed on page 564 an interesting study about the sin...

Conventional dorsal onlay urethroplasty requires circumferential mobilization of the urethra which might cause ischemia of the urethra. The present study was conducted to determine the feasibility and short-term outcomes of applying dorsolateral free graft to treat anterior urethral stricture by unilateral urethral mobilization approach. This hospital based prospective interventional study was ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fossa navicularis strictures following radical prostatectomy are reported infrequently. We recently experienced a series of fossa strictures following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Fossa strictures are usually procedure-induced, arising from urethral trauma or infection; catheter size has not been reported as a factor. We describe herein our experi...

BACKGROUND Several surgical techniques have been described for the treatment of bulbar urethral strictures, and the main goal of modern surgery is to reduce morbidity and obtain the best outcome with the fewest complications. Currently, the superiority of one surgical technique over another has not yet been clearly defined. METHODS We analysed the historical background, advantages and disadva...

BACKGROUND Urethral strictures or fistulas are common complications after phalloplasty. Neourethral defects pose a difficult reconstructive challenge using standard techniques as there is generally insufficient ventral tissue to support a graft urethroplasty. We report our experience with local fasciocutaneous flaps for support of ventrally-placed buccal mucosal grafts (BMGs) in phalloplasty. ...