Two-Staged Urethroplasty: Buccal Mucosa and Mesh Graft Techniques

Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe indications, the operative technique and results of the two-staged buccal mucosa (BM) and mesh graft urethroplasty for treatment of ­urethral strictures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 3 / 1993 and 12 / 1999, urethral reconstructions were performed in 267 consecutive patients (group I), including 68 mesh graft urethroplasties (25 %) and 30 BM urethroplasties (12 %). Between 1 / 2000 and 8 / 2004, additional 249 urethroplasties were performed: Of those, 12 % were mesh graft and 50 % BM urethroplasties (group II). RESULTS: In patient group I, stricture rec…