ArticleInvestigative and clinical urology2020
Learning curve of various type of male urethroplasty.
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- Current urethroplasty trends in recent GURS fellowship graduates.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- The learning curve of bilateral laparoscopic varicocelectomy: a prospective study.Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2023Article
- Transperineal anastomotic urethroplasty for the treatment of pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects: a progressive surgical strategy.World journal of urology · 2021Observational
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the number of cases required to achieve a specified recurrence-free rate (>80%) among urethroplasty types. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis of consecutive patients, who underwent urethroplasty performed by a single surgeon between April 2013 and January 2019, was conducted. Urethroplasty subtypes were divided according to stricture location: penile, bulbar, and posterior. If there was no recurrence for >6 months after surgery, the surgery was considered to be a success. The average success rates among quintile groups were compared to determine the learning curve for each type.
resultsOf 150 patients who underwent urethroplasty, 112 were included in this study. The overall success rate was 89.7% in penile, 97.8% in bulbar, and 74.1% in posterior urethroplasty. Bulbar urethroplasty reached the target success rate in the first quintile group (1-9 cases). Penile urethroplasty also achieved the target success rate in the first quintile group (1-8 cases), and the success rate gradually increased until the fifth quintile group (32-39 cases). In posterior urethroplasty, the target success rate was achieved in the fifth quintile group (20-27 cases).
conclusionsBulbar urethroplasty had the fastest learning curve, and posterior urethroplasty the slowest.
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