Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Bulbar Urethral Strictures Improves Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life: A Prospective Analysis from a Single Centre

Background. Excision and primary anastomotic (EPA) urethroplasty remains the gold standard definitive treatment for short urethral stricture disease. For patients, postoperative erectile function and quality of life are the main goals of the surgery. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are the...

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Published in:	BioMed research international Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Joniau, Steven, Vander Eeckt, Kathy, Castiglione, Fabio, Floyd, Michael S., D’hulst, Pieter, Van der Aa, Frank
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2019 Hindawi Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Aged Anastomosis Anastomosis, Surgical Clinical Study Construction Erectile dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction - complications Erectile Dysfunction - epidemiology Erectile Dysfunction - physiopathology Humans Instrumentation Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - complications Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - epidemiology Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - physiopathology Male Median (statistics) Medical treatment Middle Aged Patient Satisfaction Patients Penile Erection - physiology Prostate Prostatic Hyperplasia - complications Prostatic Hyperplasia - epidemiology Prostatic Hyperplasia - physiopathology Quality of Life Questionnaires Signs and symptoms Statistical analysis Stricture Success Surgeons Surgery Surveys and Questionnaires Survival analysis Urethra - physiopathology Urethra - surgery Urethral Stricture - epidemiology Urethral Stricture - physiopathology Urethral Stricture - surgery Urinary tract Urogenital system Urology United Kingdom > UK
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