Open AccessDorsolateral onlay urethroplasty for anterior urethral strictures by a unilateral urethral mobilization approach
Author(s) -
Bhupendra Singh,
H. K. Pathak,
Mukund Andankar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.52919
Subject(s) - medicine , urethroplasty , urethra , chordee , surgery , urethral stricture , dorsum , hypospadias , urology , anatomy
For management of long segment anterior urethral stricture, dorsal onlay urethroplasty is currently the most favored single-stage procedure. Conventional dorsal onlay urethroplasty requires circumferential mobilization of the urethra, which might cause ischemia of the urethra in addition to chordee.