Autologous bladder mucosa graft for urethral substitution.
Bladder mucosa was used to construct a neourethra in 32 children. Twenty-five of them had had previous failed surgery for hypospadias and seven had severe congenital defects of the urethra. A satisfactory functional and cosmetic result was achieved in 30 patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000637:transplantation; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000637:transplantation*