title: Intraoral morbidity following free buccal mucosal graft harvesting for urethroplasty.
abstract: Buccal mucosa is the preferred donor tissue for urethroplasty in many cases. This study documents donor site morbidity associated with this technique in 12 patients. Nine patients had a transiently decreased parotid salivary flow for 1 week, and one patient reported transient nerve involvement (long buccal nerve). Intraincisal opening returned to presurgical values within 6 weeks and in some cases exceeded presurgical values. This appears to be a low morbidity technique with high patient acceptance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0440, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tolstunov
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McAninch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D009068:Movement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012449:Safety; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000378:metabolism; D012636:Secretory Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*