Urethral replacement with tunica vaginalis: a pilot study.
A vascularized tube flap of tunica vaginalis was used to replace the penile urethra in 12 rabbits. Ten flaps were available for assessment, 2 flaps became necrotic as a result of compression of the vascular pedicle and 1 rabbit had a proximal anastomotic stricture. The healing process was satisfactory clinically and histologically in the remaining 7 flaps.
Khoury
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Division of Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Olson
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ME
McLorie
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Churchill
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BM
D000818:Animals; D004842:Epispadias / Q000601:surgery; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011817:Rabbits; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing