SIU/ICUD Consultation on Urethral Strictures: Anterior Urethra - Primary Anastomosis
SIU/ICUD Consultation on Urethral Strictures: Anterior Urethra - Primary Anastomosis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.urology.2013.11.007
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发表时间:
2014-03-01
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影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Giudice, Carlos
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作者:
Morey, Allen F.;Watkin, Nick;Giudice, Carlos
The management of primary and recurrent bulbar urethral stricture disease has been a source of controversy with the choice being between endoscopic urethrotomy and open urethroplasty. Further debate exists with regard to the choice of urethroplasty-either excision and primary anastomosis (EPA) or augmentation with a graft or flap. Using PubMed, a 35-year literature search was conducted (1975-2010) for peer-reviewed articles on bulbar strictures treated using EPA. Exclusions included articles with < 10 patients, duplications, reviews, or in which the cohort was mixed and the data could not be separately analyzed. Seventeen articles fulfilled the criteria with a total of 1234 patients. Overall success was 93.8%. Reported complications were < 5%, and there was no evidence of persistent loss of sexual function. The authors conclude that EPA is associated with a high success rate with low complication rate. Our recommendation is that it should be performed in patients with short isolated bulbar strictures, when expected success rates of other procedures are < 90%. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc.