title: A new indication for buccal mucosal graft: isolated congenital fistula of the penile urethra.
abstract: Isolated congenital urethrocutaneous fistula is uncommon, and its repair has been associated with high incidence of recurrence. However, the use of buccal mucosal graft offers a satisfactory closure after previous failures. We report a new case in whom we adopted the buccal mucosal urethral replacement to treat the recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy. pietrobet@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Betalli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carretto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Midrio
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zanon
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Gamba
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D012008:Recurrence; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*