title: Autologous buccal mucosa graft for hypospadias repair: an initial report.
abstract: Autologous buccal mucosa alone or combined with bladder mucosa was used as a free graft for urethral reconstruction in 8 patients with hypospadias. Of these patients 3 with medium penile hypospadias and chordee received a buccal mucosa graft alone and 5 with severe hypospadias received a combined buccal/bladder mucosa graft. Followup at 6 to 18 months showed no complications apart from a fistula in 1 patient with a buccal mucosa graft alone. Our initial results are encouraging. Buccal mucosa seems to be a good material for hypospadias repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Brescia, Children's Hospital, Umberto I, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dessanti
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rigamonti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Merulla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Falchetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caccia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery