Work

Female urethroplasty using urethral diverticulum tissue as a graft

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Female urethral strictures and urethral diverticula are rare as individual entities and exceedingly rare in combination. To our knowledge, there has not been a report of the use of diverticulum sac tissue for simultaneous female urethral stricture repair. We present a novel procedure with an inverted U-shaped approach with urethral diverticulectomy, then we were able to use the urethral diverticula sac tissue for repair of the stricture. Ultimately, the procedure was successful and the patient is doing well at 10 months postoperatively.

Source: Continence Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.contre.2024.100061

Authors: D.O. Gabrielle Yankelevich, Kale Moreland, M.D. Timothy Suek, M.D. Jessica Swaim, M.D. Eric Rovner

Institutions: Medical University of South Carolina, Kansas City University

Language: English

Topic: Urological Disorders and Treatments

Subfield: Urology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $900