title: Female urethral reconstruction.
abstract: A basic understanding of female urethral anatomy is necessary to approach urethral reconstruction from an anatomic standpoint. This article reviews the techniques of female urethral reconstruction based on these anatomic divisions: proximal and bladder neck, midurethra, and distal urethra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York University, Langone Medical Center, 150 East 32 Street, New York, NY 10016, USA. Nirit.Rosenblum@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Nirit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: Victor W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Nitti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014521:Urethra / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery