Comparing ventral and dorsal oral mucosal graft urethroplasty in female urethral stricture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Reconstructive surgical options have become an alternative for female urethral stricture. Dorsal and ventral methods using oral mucosa grafts have been described, but their superiority over each other has not been evaluated. In this meta-analysis, the outcomes of dorsal and ventral techniques with oral mucosa graft in female urethroplasty have been compared.

Material and method

A systematic search of Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databases was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items For Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis statement. Manuscripts published until February 2025 that reported the use of dorsal or ventral surgical approaches with oral mucosa grafts in female urethroplasty included. Success, determined based on the recurrence rate, was anal

SUBMITTER: Ortac M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12202565 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature