title: Buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for reversal of a perineal urethrostomy in a goat wether.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the use of buccal mucosa as a urethral graft for reversal of perineal urethrostomy (PU) in a castrated male goat.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  One client-owned castrated male goat.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An 8-month-old Pygmy cross wether was admitted for urolithiasis and PU stricture. After repeated unsuccessful attempts at urethrostomy reversal and urethral reconstruction, a buccal mucosal graft was used for urethroplasty. Buccal mucosa proved to be an excellent graft for urethral repair. Normal urination has occurred through the reconstructed region for at least 24 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Buccal mucosa worked well as a graft for urethroplasty and PU reversal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Grafting with buccal mucosa may also prove useful in other urethral repair techniques in small ruminants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. mgill@vetmed.lsu.edu
authors.forename: Marjorie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sod
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D009919:Orchiectomy; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary