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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Treatment of Meatal Strictures by Dorsal Inlay Oral Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty: A Single-Center Experience.

Michel Wirtz, Wietse Claeys, Philippe Francois, Marjan Waterloos, Mieke Waterschoot, Nicolaas Lumen

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michel WirtzDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Wietse ClaeysDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4314-793X
Philippe FrancoisCentre Hospitalier de Mouscron, 7700 Mouscron, Belgium.
Marjan WaterloosDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Mieke WaterschootDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9510-611X
Nicolaas LumenDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Ghent University Hospital · BECentre Hospitalier de Mouscron · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo report on the use of oral mucosa graft urethroplasty for meatal strictures using the dorsal inlay technique.

methodsPatients who underwent a single-stage dorsal inlay oral mucosal graft urethroplasty between January 2000 and May 2021 were included in this study. A follow-up of a minimum of 12 months was necessary for inclusion. Exclusion criteria were stricture extension into the penile urethra, concomitant stricture at another location, flap urethroplasty for a meatal stricture, dorsal inlay urethroplasty with another type of graft, ventral onlay graft urethroplasty or staged urethroplasty. Recurrence was defined by the inability to pass a 14F metal sound through the reconstructed meatus irrespective of patients' complaints.

resultsOur study cohort included 40 patients. Buccal mucosal graft (BMG) urethroplasty was used in 25 patients and 15 patients were treated with the aid of lingual mucosal graft (LMG). The median follow-up was 85 (IQR: 69-110) months. Seven (17.5%) patients suffered a stricture recurrence of which four (10%) needed re-intervention. The median 5-y recurrent free survival (RFS) for the entire cohort was 85 (±6)%. The median 5-y RFS was 96 (±4)% versus 65 (±13)% for respectively BMG and LMG (

conclusionsDorsal inlay oral mucosa graft urethroplasty is a safe and feasible technique for selected patients with meatal stenosis.

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meatal stenosismeatal stricturemeatusoral mucosaurethraurethral strictureurethroplasty

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PMID34640331
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