Urethral stricture in children: treatment by urethroplasty with bladder mucosa graft.
Urethral strictures in children, which are not frequent, often require urethroplasty when dilations and/ or urethrotomies have failed. A bladder mucosa graft was used successfully for urethral reconstruction to treat posterior hypospadias. We describe our experience with a bladder mucosa graft during urethroplasty for acquired urethral strictures in 8 children. Urethral strictures secondary to the treatment of hypospadias were excluded. Bladder mucosa was used successfully as an onlay or patch graft urethroplasty in 7 patients. One patient had a tubularized graft with secondary stenosis treated successfully by dilation.
Monfort
G
G
Department of Pediatric Urology, Hopital d'Enfants de la Timone, Marseille, France.
Bretheau
D
D
Di Benedetto
V
V
Bankole
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000637:transplantation