title: New frontiers in urethral reconstruction: injectables and alternative grafts.
abstract: Contemporary management of anterior urethral strictures requires both endoscopic as well as complex substitution urethroplasty, depending on the nature of the urethral stricture. Recent clinical and experimental studies have explored the possibility of augmenting traditional endoscopic urethral stricture management with anti-fibrotic injectable medications. Additionally, although buccal mucosa remains the gold standard graft for substitution urethroplasty, alternative grafts are necessary for reconstructing particularly complex urethral strictures in which there is insufficient buccal mucosa or in cases where it may be contraindicated. This review summarizes the data of the most promising injectable adjuncts to endoscopic stricture management and explores the alternative grafts available for reconstructing the most challenging urethral strictures. Further research is needed to define which injectable medications and alternative grafts may be best suited for urethral reconstruction in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vanni
keywords: Urethroplasty; alternative graft; anti-fibrotic agent; colonic graft; lingual graft; skin graft; tissue-engineered graft
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