The oral mucosa is a viable source of donor tissue displaying many characteristics of the ideal urethral graft. There are numerous variations of the oral mucosa graft urethroplasty technique. Herein comparisons are made.
The SIU Consensus Group on Genitourinary Trauma continue their report with the statement on trauma to the external genitalia. This will be the last such report, completing the series. These have been extremely important, and an excellent reference point for people interested in this subject.
Overall anterior urethral reconstruction appears no more likely to cause long-term postoperative sexual dysfunction than circumcision. Men with a long stricture may be at increased risk for transient erectile changes.
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