Vessel-sparing Non-transecting Anastomotic Reconstruction of the Posterior Urethra: Single Center Experience with Long-term Follow-up.

Objective: To discuss the long-term results of our vessel-sparing non-transecting approach (vspEPA) to perform anastomotic urethroplasty at the posterior urethra. We avoid transecting the bulbar arteries to preserve the antegrade vascularization of the urethra. We hypothesize that vspEPA is feasible, safe, and not inferior to the traditional transecting technique.

Intrasphincteric anastomotic urethroplasty allows preservation of continence in men with bulbomembranous urethral strictures following benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery.

Purpose: Injury to the external sphincter during urethroplasty at or near the membranous urethra can result in incontinence in men whose internal sphincter mechanism has been compromised by previous benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery. We present outcomes of a novel reconstructive procedure, incorporating a recent anatomic discovery revealing a connective tissue sheath between the external sphincter and membranous urethra, which provides a surgical plane allowing for intrasphincteric bulbo-prostatic urethroplasty (ISBPA) with continence preservation.

Methods: Stricture at or near the membranous urethra after transurethral resection (TURP) or open simple prostatectomy (OSP) was reconstructed with ISBPA.

Female urethral reconstruction: dorsal buccal mucosa graft onlay.

Purpose: Female urethral stricture (FUS) is an infrequent entity, but may cause significant morbidity. Despite a rising interest in recent years, there is still scarce published information. In this article, we review FUS with a special attention to the use of dorsal buccal mucosa grafts (DBMG).

Evaluation of mutagenic activity of platinum complexes in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster.

Cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin are some of the most often used alkylating chemotherapeutic agents. In view of the paucity of data on the genotoxicity of oxaliplatin, this study compares the mutagenic activity of cisplatin (0.006, 0.

Reconstruction of Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injuries With Sparing of the Bulbar Arteries.

Objective: To present a novel reconstruction technique for patients with pelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUI) with bulbar artery sparing.

Materials And Methods: We modified the traditional technique for PFUI reconstruction to preserve the proximal arterial inflow to the bulb. Since 2008, 26 consecutive patients have undergone this technique at our institution.