Urethral Reconstructive Surgery

Introduction....Pages 1-2
Historical Highlights in the Development of Urethral Surgery....Pages 5-10
Anatomy and Blood Supply of the Urethra and Penis....Pages 11-17
Fundamentals and Principles of Tissue Transfer....Pages 19-27
Tissue Engineering — The Future of Urethral Reconstructive Surgery?....Pages 29-33
Hypospadia Repair: The Past and the Present — Also the Future?....Pages 35-41
Urethral Reconstruction in Women....Pages 43-58
A Current Overview of the Treatment of Urethral Strictures: Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Classification, and Principles of Repair....Pages 59-65
The Acute Posterior Urethral Injury....Pages 69-76
The Endoscopic Treatment of Post-Traumatic Membranous Urethral Strictures....Pages 77-80
Endoscopic Realignment of Post-Traumatic Membranous Urethral Disruption....Pages 81-85
The Role of Bouginage, Visual Urethrotomy, and Stents Today....Pages 87-91
Alternative Endourological Techniques in the Treatment of Urethral Strictures — Review of the Current Literature....Pages 93-103
Reconstruction of the Bulbar and Membranous Urethra....Pages 107-120
The Sagittal Posterior (Transcoccygeal Transrectal Transsphincteric) Approach for Reconstruction of the Posterior Urethra....Pages 121-128
The Use of Flaps in Urethral Reconstructive Surgery....Pages 129-136
Reconstruction of the Fossa Navicularis....Pages 137-143
Penile Circular Fasciocutaneous Flaps for Complex Anterior Urethral Strictures....Pages 145-152
Selective Use of the Perineal Artery Fasciocutaneous Flap (Singapore) in Urethral Reconstruction....Pages 153-160
Anterior Urethral Stricture Repair and Reconstruction in Hypospadias Cripples....Pages 161-173
The Use of Free Grafts for Urethroplasty....Pages 175-179
Repair of Bulbar Urethra Using the Barbagli Technique....Pages 181-187
Indications and Limitations of Buccal Mucosa Reconstructive Urethral Surgery in Hypospadias Repair....Pages 189-194
Indications and Limits for the Use of Buccal Mucosa for Urethral Reconstruction....Pages 195-202
Two-Stage Mesh-graft Urethroplasty....Pages 205-215