Dorsal Vaginal Graft Urethroplasty as a Treatment for Female Urethral Stricture: Case Reports of Four Patients
Kadek Budi Santosa
, Pande Made Wisnu Tirtayasa and Anak Agung Gde OkaUrology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine UniversitasUdayana /Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author E-mail: wisnu.tirtayasa@gmail.com
Abstract:
Female urethral stricture is uncommon and difficult to diagnose. Currently, only a small amount of literature has reported the successful treatment of female urethral stricture using a reconstruction approach. In this study we describe our results with the management of female urethral stricture using a dorsal vaginal graft. Four patients were diagnosed with female urethral stricture and were treated with urethral reconstruction using a dorsal vaginal graft. Primary urethroplasty using dorsal vaginal graft can be considered as a first-line option in the management of female urethral stricture, especially in centers with experience in graft-based reconstruction.
Keywords: Female; Graft; Reconstruction; Urethral Stricture; Urethroplasty Back to TOC