Ventral-inlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in a 44-year old female patient with recurrent urethral stricture.

Publication

Ventral-inlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in a 44-year old female patient with recurrent urethral stricture.

Journal Paper/Review - Feb 6, 2023

Burkhardt Orlando, Schmid Hans-Peter, Engeler Daniel, Zumstein Valentin

Citation

Burkhardt O, Schmid H, Engeler D, Zumstein V. Ventral-inlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in a 44-year old female patient with recurrent urethral stricture. J Surg Case Rep 2023; 2023:rjad025.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Surg Case Rep 2023; 2023

Publication Date

Feb 6, 2023

Issn Print

2042-8812

Pages

rjad025

Brief description/objective

Female urethral stricture is a rare manifestation of bladder outlet obstruction in women. According to the current guidelines of the European Association of Urology, urethral dilatation should be offered as first line treatment. Intermittent self-dilatation (ISD) in case of recurrence is recommended. However, if patients wish definitive surgical treatment or are not able to perform ISD, urethroplasty can be considered. So far, there are little data available on urethroplasty in female patients. We present a case of a 44-year old female patient with a postoperative urethral stricture who underwent ventral-inlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty due to inability to perform ISD.