Mucosal-sparing augmented non-transected anastomotic (MsANTA) urethroplasty: a step forward in ANTA urethroplasty.

ABSTRACT: The surgical advancement of urethral reconstruction is a rapidly moving field. In the last decade, the technique for bulbar urethroplasty has evolved towards less invasive approaches with minimal transection and more tissue sparing in order to increase the patency rate. In this study, we provide a step forward in the augmented non-transected anastomotic (ANTA) urethroplasty proposed in 2012, with a true mucosa-sparing modification of the technique. In detail, the bulbar urethral lumen is approached with either a ventral or dorsal urethrotomy. Differently from previous techniques, the native urethral mucosa is neither transected nor resected but is reconstructed with a direct mucosa-to-mucosa anastomosis. This allows a complete sparing of communicant vessels that come from the corpus spongi

SUBMITTER: Joshi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9322537 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature