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Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans).

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Peterson, AC; Palminteri, E; Lazzeri, M; Guanzoni, G; Barbagli, G; Webster, GD
Published in: Urology
September 2004

OBJECTIVES: Strictures due to lichen sclerosus (LS) may affect the urethra as far proximally as the mid-bulb. For such strictures, a staged full-length repair is required and should use a nonpenile graft source such as buccal mucosa. Many cases occur in a population already accustomed to seated voiding, leading us to re-evaluate this approach and, in some circumstances, recommend definitive perineal urethrostomy alone. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records and retrograde urethrograms of all patients undergoing surgery for LS at our facilities between January 1991 and June 2002. RESULTS: A total of 63 patients, with an average age of 54.2 years, underwent surgery for LS stricture with an average follow-up of 38.5 months (range 4 to 117). Of the 63 patients, 19 underwent grafting in preparation for future reconstruction. Of these, 11 completed the second-stage repair, and 8 patients elected not to undergo the second stage of the repair, leaving a functional perineal urethrostomy. This led us to look more critically at definitive perineal urethrostomy alone for some patients. Parallel with the staged repairs, and subsequent to them, 44 patients underwent perineal urethrostomy alone. CONCLUSIONS: The often extensive nature of LS, the prevailing philosophy that urethroplasty must use nonpenile skin, the limited availability of such sources, and the acceptance of many patients for seated voiding makes definitive perineal urethrostomy alone a viable treatment option. In all our cases, this satisfied patients' quality of life concerns, leaving the anterior urethra dry and amenable to future repair. Younger men desirous of penile voiding should still be considered for staged repair using current techniques.

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Urology

DOI

EISSN

1527-9995

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

64

Issue

3

Start / End Page

565 / 568

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Urethral Stricture
  • Unnecessary Procedures
  • Quality of Life
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Perineum
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
 

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Peterson, A. C., Palminteri, E., Lazzeri, M., Guanzoni, G., Barbagli, G., & Webster, G. D. (2004). Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). Urology, 64(3), 565–568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.035
Peterson, Andrew C., Enzo Palminteri, Massimo Lazzeri, Giorgio Guanzoni, Guido Barbagli, and George D. Webster. “Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans).Urology 64, no. 3 (September 2004): 565–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.035.
Peterson AC, Palminteri E, Lazzeri M, Guanzoni G, Barbagli G, Webster GD. Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). Urology. 2004 Sep;64(3):565–8.
Peterson, Andrew C., et al. “Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans).Urology, vol. 64, no. 3, Sept. 2004, pp. 565–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.035.
Peterson AC, Palminteri E, Lazzeri M, Guanzoni G, Barbagli G, Webster GD. Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). Urology. 2004 Sep;64(3):565–568.
Journal cover image

Published In

Urology

DOI

EISSN

1527-9995

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

64

Issue

3

Start / End Page

565 / 568

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Urethral Stricture
  • Unnecessary Procedures
  • Quality of Life
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Perineum
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus