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[Urethroplasty with lyophilized human dura mater]
P Cárcamo Valor1, M J García-Matres, J M Alonso-Dorrego
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital La Paz, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, España.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|September 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
This article reports our experience with lyophilized human dura in the treatment of complex urethral stenosis.
Method:
Seven patients with iatrogenic/inflammatory urethral stricture underwent a 13 cms long x 1.5 cms wide medial urethral augmentation.
Results:
During a mean follow-up of 23 months, good results accounted for 85.7%.
Conclusion:
Lyophilized dura patches constitute a suitable choice in selected patients who, for local or systemic reasons, are not good candidates for other urethroplasty procedures.