The question arising in all situations where the urethra has to be substituted with other tissue
because of a congenital or acquired defect is which characteristic this tissue must have and …

Over the course of urological history, there have been many different surgical techniques to
treat urethral stricture disease. The basis of treatment has focused on procedures that …

Objectives. The search for an adequate tissue for reconstruction of the urethrain those
patients with a paucity of local skin continues. Over the past 18 months, the use of buccal …

Objective: Urethral reconstruction using buccal mucosa grafts finds increased broader use in
patients with congenital or acquired urethral defects. The authors present their experience of …

We report here the history and evolution of the use of oral mucosa in reconstructive urethral
surgery since it was first used for urethroplasty in 1894. Since that time, many authors have …

Urethroplasty is both an art and science. The fact that over 200 different types of repair have
been reported in the literatures confirms that it is a difficult surgery with many complications …

Objective: Description of our results with autologous buccal mucosa as a substitute for
urethral epithelium in 8 patients with severe urethral strictures. Methods: Patients were …

Objectives: Patients requiring urethral reconstruction but who have a paucity of usable
genital tissue present a considerable technical challenge. Herein we report the experience …

Graft substances, such as skin and bladder mucosa, have been previously used for urethral
replacement when local epithelial tissue was not available. However, these substances …

Purpose: Buccal mucosa has been used increasingly by urologists for urethral substitution in
complex hypospadias repair. We have found buccal mucosa to be useful in reconstruction of …