title: Urologic Sequelae Following Phalloplasty in Transgendered Patients.
abstract: In recent years, the issues of the transgender population have become more visible in the media worldwide. Transgender patients at various stages of their transformation will present to urologic clinics requiring general or specialized urologic care. Knowledge of specifics of reconstructed anatomy and potential unique complications of the reconstruction will become important in providing urologic care to these patients. In this article, we have concentrated on describing diagnosis and treatment of the more common urologic complications after female-to-male reconstructions: urethrocutaneous fistulae, neourethral strictures, and symptomatic persistent vaginal cavities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Upstate University Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. Electronic address: Nikolavd@upstate.edu.
authors.forename: Dmitriy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikolavsky
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA.
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 305 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Jamie P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Lee C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014189:Transsexualism; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Complications; Fistula; Metoidioplasty; Phalloplasty; Transgender reconstruction; Urethral stricture