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Urethral 'cripples': two-staged procedures
Silke Riechardt1, Roland Dahlem, Margit Fisch
1Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. s.riechardt@uke.de
Purpose Of Review:
To review the current literature on staged procedures in patients with previous urethral interventions ('urethral cripples').
Recent Findings:
Five studies published during the past 18 months could be identified, the majority with short-term follow-up and small patient numbers. Four studies investigated the outcome after redo surgery in hypospadias patients, one study after urethral stricture disease.
Summary:
The few data published suggest acceptable complication rate and success rate for surgical outcome. Long-term and prospective data with special respect to sexual function, patient satisfaction, and quality of life are still lacking.
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