title: Extraction of UroLume endoprosthesis with one-stage urethral reconstruction using buccal mucosa.
abstract: Long-term analyses of the UroLume Endoprosthesis have shown conflicting results with regard to efficacy and restricture rates. The best management of recurrent urethra stricture disease at the site of a previous UroLume stent is unknown. We describe a previously unreported technique for transperineal excision of the UroLume for recurrent bulbar urethral stricture disease with one-stage reconstruction using buccal mucosa. At 9 months of follow-up, the patient was voiding well with no evidence of stricture recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. markbfisher@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Santucci
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods