The treatment of urethral stricture covered with genital flap in male / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To improve the success of the urethral stricture repair in males. Methods Chose 101 males of urethral stricture,their median age was 9 years old (range 3 to 57 years old). Of the patients,61 patients had anterior urethral stricture and the posterior urethral stricture occurred in 40 patients. The length of the stricture varied from 0.5 to 2.0 cm. All patients were repaired with the only genital flap suturing the strictural urethra. Results All repairs were completed in 1 stage, follow-up was from 12 to 18 months, excepted for patients with 3 fistula and 3 urethral stricture, 95 patients were voiding a straight stream, the other 6 patients need another surgery. Conclusion It is a good technique to treat urethral stricture with genital flap ff there is short urethral stricture with sufficient genital skin.