ArticleArab journal of urology2020
Evaluation of erectile function after anastomotic vs substitutional urethroplasty for bulbar urethral stricture.
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- Ventral versus dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for non-traumatic proximal bulbar urethral strictures in sexually active men: erectile and urinary functions.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Ventral versus dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for non-traumatic proximal bulbar urethral strictures in sexually active men: erectile and urinary functions.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- The urinary and sexual outcomes of buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty versus end-to-end anastomosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Re: Evaluation of erectile function after anastomotic vs substitution urethroplasty for bulbar stricture. Omar RG et al., Arab J Urol2020 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI:10.1080/2090598x.2020.1805965.Arab journal of urology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate erectile function (EF) after anastomotic (AU) vs substitutional urethroplasty (SU) for bulbar urethral stricture. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a prospective comparative non-randomised clinical study conducted in the Department of Urology, Benha University Hospital, between September 2015 and September 2018, involving 34 male patients with urethral stricture. Preoperatively, all the patients completed the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-15 (EF Domain) to establish baseline sexual function. AU was performed in 21 patients and SU in 13. The IIEF-15 (EF Domain) was administered again at 3- and 6-months postoperatively and compared to the preoperative results.
resultsA total of 34 patients were included in the study, 21 in the AU group with a stricture length of ≤3 cm, and 13 in the SU group with a stricture length of >3 cm. All patients were sexually active preoperatively. In the AU group, seven patients developed erectile dysfunction (ED) at 3-months postoperatively, with four of them improving during the subsequent 3 months, but three had persistent ED at 6-months postoperatively. In the SU group, two patients developed ED at 3-months postoperatively and they improved during the subsequent 3 months. In the AU group, the mean IIEF-15 (EF Domain) score was 27.6 preoperatively, which decreased to 25.6 at 6-months postoperatively; however, this was statistically insignificant (
conclusionAt 6-months postoperatively, there was no statistically significant impact of urethroplasty for bulbar urethral stricture on erectile function.
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