Bulbar urethral stricture: How to optimise the use of buccal mucosal grafts

Jonathan N Warner; Eric S Wisenbaugh; Francisco E Martins

doi:10.1016/j.aju.2016.01.002

Bulbar urethral stricture: How to optimise the use of buccal mucosal grafts

Arab J Urol. 2016 Feb 19;14(2):78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2016.01.002. eCollection 2016 Jun.

Authors

Jonathan N Warner¹, Eric S Wisenbaugh², Francisco E Martins³

Affiliations

¹ City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
² University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
³ Department of Urology, University of Lisbon School of Medicine, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.

Abstract

The use of buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty (BMGU) for bulbar urethral strictures has gained widespread popularity since the first report in 1996. Over the last two decades, there have been many modifications in the surgical technique. This, along with better understanding of urethral anatomy, has allowed the BMG to become the 'gold standard' in urethral substitution. The present article reviews the evolution and techniques of BMGU in order to answer the question - how do we optimise the use of BMGs?

Keywords: AU, anastomotic urethroplasty; Anastomotic urethroplasty; BMG(U), buccal mucosa graft (urethroplasty); Bulbar mucosal urethroplasty; ED, erectile dysfunction; Urethral stricture.

Publication types

Review