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ArticleIndian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India

Everted saphenous vein graft for long anterior urethral strictures in men with tobacco-exposed oral mucosa: A prospective nonrandomized study.

Swatantra Nagendra Rao, Nikhil Khattar, Arif Akhtar, Hemant Goel, Anuj Varshney, Rajeev Sood

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Article in Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The Urological Society of India Guidelines for the management of urethral stricture (Executive Summary).Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Swatantra Nagendra RaoDepartment of Urology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nikhil KhattarDepartment of Urology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Arif AkhtarDepartment of Urology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Hemant GoelDepartment of Urology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Anuj VarshneyDepartment of Urology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rajeev SoodDepartment of Urology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INAtal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOral mucosal graft (OMG) is the gold standard for urethral substitution but has poor results in long anterior urethral strictures and chronic tobacco-exposed oral mucosa. Saphenous vein has been recently described for long-segment anterior urethral stricture with successful initial results. Our objective was to compare the early outcomes of everted saphenous vein graft (eSVG) substitution urethroplasty in patients with tobacco-exposed oral mucosa and OMG urethroplasty in patients with nontobacco-exposed oral mucosa for long anterior urethral strictures. MATERIALS AND

methods30 patients with long anterior urethral strictures underwent substitution urethroplasty using Dorsolateral onlay approach. Fifteen patients with healthy oral mucosa underwent OMG urethroplasty (Group 1) and 15 patients who had unhealthy oral mucosa due to chronic tobacco exposure underwent eSVG urethroplasty (Group 2). Outcomes were assessed with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS); uroflowmetry; donor and recipient site complications at 1, 3, and 6 months; and symptomatic assessment thereafter. Retrograde urethrogram was done at 3 months in both the groups. Successful urethroplasty was defined as satisfactory voiding (Q

resultsMean stricture and harvested graft length were 10.8 cm and 12.33 cm in Group 1, while in Group 2 were 13.6 cm and 15.73 cm, respectively. Nine of 13 patients in Group 1 (69.2%) and 11 of 14 in Group 2 (78.5%) with a minimum follow-up till 18 months had successful outcome at an average follow-up of 23.13 months. Donor and recipient site complications were comparable in both the groups. At 18 months, mean IPSS and Q

conclusionsOutcomes of great saphenous vein graft urethroplasty are comparable to OMG, and it is an acceptable option in long-segment anterior urethral stricture patients with chronic tobacco-exposed oral mucosa.

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