Minimally Invasive Buccal Mucosa Dorsal Graft for Female Distal Urethroplasty.

Buccal mucosa Female Stricture Urethral Urethroplasty

Journal

European urology open science
ISSN: 2666-1683
Titre abrégé: Eur Urol Open Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101771568

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
accepted: 03 12 2020
entrez: 2 8 2021
pubmed: 3 8 2021
medline: 3 8 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Female urethral stricture (FUS) represents a sporadic condition. There is a lack of data and standardized guidelines on diagnostics and therapeutics. Several surgical techniques have been described for FUS urethroplasty, among which the flap-based or graft-based ones are most reported. Buccal mucosa graft (BMG) represents the gold standard for male urethroplasty, and this can theoretically be applied also to FUS treatment. To describe and present preliminary results of a novel minimally invasive technique for buccal mucosa dorsal graft (mini-dorsal BMG) urethroplasty for the treatment of FUS. This is a retrospective study on buccal mucosa dorsal graft urethroplasty for the treatment of FUS. Every patient was placed in lithotomic position. Two stiches were placed at 10 and 2 o'clock positions to facilitate the dorsal median urethrotomy. The margins of the incised dorsal urethra at the 12 o'clock position are then dissected from the periurethral tissue. This dissection results in an elliptical raw area between the edges of the urethra over the periurethral tissue. The harvested BMG was fixed with several quilting sutures, using 5-0 and 4-0 absorbable sutures, to cover the raw area. The margins of the graft were sutured to the edges of the incised urethra. A chart review was performed. Thirteen patients underwent the mini-dorsal-BMG technique. The median preoperative uroflow was 5.6 (3-13) ml/s, and the median postoperative value was 23.4 (14-58) ml/s. The mini-dorsal-BMG technique for the treatment of FUS gives good results with low complication rates. Other series and long-term follow-up are necessary to confirm the reproducibility of this technique. We present the technical aspects and the promising preliminary results of a novel surgical technique for the treatment of female urethral stricture by using the buccal mucosa to correct this invalidating disease.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Female urethral stricture (FUS) represents a sporadic condition. There is a lack of data and standardized guidelines on diagnostics and therapeutics. Several surgical techniques have been described for FUS urethroplasty, among which the flap-based or graft-based ones are most reported. Buccal mucosa graft (BMG) represents the gold standard for male urethroplasty, and this can theoretically be applied also to FUS treatment.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
To describe and present preliminary results of a novel minimally invasive technique for buccal mucosa dorsal graft (mini-dorsal BMG) urethroplasty for the treatment of FUS.
DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS METHODS
This is a retrospective study on buccal mucosa dorsal graft urethroplasty for the treatment of FUS.
SURGICAL PROCEDURE METHODS
Every patient was placed in lithotomic position. Two stiches were placed at 10 and 2 o'clock positions to facilitate the dorsal median urethrotomy. The margins of the incised dorsal urethra at the 12 o'clock position are then dissected from the periurethral tissue. This dissection results in an elliptical raw area between the edges of the urethra over the periurethral tissue. The harvested BMG was fixed with several quilting sutures, using 5-0 and 4-0 absorbable sutures, to cover the raw area. The margins of the graft were sutured to the edges of the incised urethra.
MEASUREMENTS METHODS
A chart review was performed.
RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS CONCLUSIONS
Thirteen patients underwent the mini-dorsal-BMG technique. The median preoperative uroflow was 5.6 (3-13) ml/s, and the median postoperative value was 23.4 (14-58) ml/s.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The mini-dorsal-BMG technique for the treatment of FUS gives good results with low complication rates. Other series and long-term follow-up are necessary to confirm the reproducibility of this technique.
PATIENT SUMMARY RESULTS
We present the technical aspects and the promising preliminary results of a novel surgical technique for the treatment of female urethral stricture by using the buccal mucosa to correct this invalidating disease.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34337493
doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2020.12.001
pii: S2666-1683(20)36379-5
pmc: PMC8317839
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

34-38

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Authors.

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Auteurs

Elisa Berdondini (E)

Center for Genital Surgery, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Lorenzo Tosco (L)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

Andrea Margara (A)

Center for Genital Surgery, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Alessandro Giacobbe (A)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Devis Collura (D)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Federico Germinale (F)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

Marisa Kurti (M)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Gianluca Muto (G)

Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.

Giovanni Muto (G)

Department of Urology, Humanitas Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

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