Neourethra reconstruction using an anterior bladder wall flap for the treatment of complex urethral obliteration and absence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal surgical approach for complex proximal urethral strictures remains unclear. This study evaluates the outcomes of 11 male patients with complex proximal urethral obliteration and 16 female patients with complete urethral stricture or absence, all treated with urethral reconstruction using an anterior bladder wall flap.

Methods

In this retrospective study, 11 male patients and 16 female patients with complex urethral obliteration or absence were treated from January 1990 to December 2023. Causes included traumatic urethral injury, urethral cancer, and congenital bladder exstrophy. All patients had a closed bladder neck and proximal urethral obliteration or absence, confirmed by urethrography, and underwent reconstruction with an anterior bladder wall fla

SUBMITTER: Zhu WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921311 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature