title: Urethral replacement with tunica vaginalis: a pilot study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: McLorie
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Churchill
mesh_terms: 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