Talk:Urethroplasty

This one's next on the list!
I will attempt construction of the article soon, beginning with the single-stage procedure.PA MD0351XXE (talk) 08:41, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Okay, here goes.. I've made additions to the "Urethral Stricture" article in order to help improve the flow. I did not take ownership because a few contributors did a nice job of compiling additions prior to mine. Next on the hit list was "Urethrotomy", where I attempted to make a concise, but thorough, understandable document. It took nine edits over a 15-day period to tweak into an effective page. Since "Urethroplasty" is the gold-standard with regards to the surgical repair of strictures, and because the surgery requires complex micro routines, I am going to attempt to be very thorough with the document, and this will take some time, so please bear with me! Many thanks, and please feel free to contact me should you have any ideas for construction of the "Urethroplasty" article. PA MD0351XXE (talk) 07:29, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

New article uploaded, 22 December 2011
To all: My attempt at recreating this article was done with the intention of providing clarity and understanding to the prospective urethroplasty candidate. It is written using information compiled from international sources, and reflects the current standard of care in North America, South America, and Europe. Many thanks to Jmh649 for his assistance in making this behemoth coherent. Any errors are my doing, and not his!PA MD0351XXE (talk) 18:40, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Richard Santucci, M.D.
These documents were blindly referenced in the previous article, and there was no reference material extrapolated from the information (used within that prior version). It is an impressive body of work, and Dr. Santucci is arguably one of the top three reconstructive urologists in the United States, and among the top ten worldwide. It would be a crime to not supply reference to this very small portion of his body of work:












 * PA MD0351XXE (talk) 18:34, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Joel Gelman, M.D.
While researching the history of the previous document, it was apparent that a second reconstructive urologist's work had been referenced and deleted by someone, although of good faith and pure intent - as vandalism - who was unaware of the status of their author, Dr. Joel Gelman,M.D., also (arguably) one of the top three/top ten reconstructive urologists as previously referenced. Here is some of his listed research as applicable to this article:


 * One-stage repair of obliterative distal urethral strictures with buccal graft urethral plate reconstruction and simultaneous onlay penile skin flap Gelman J, Sohn W.; Department of Urology, University of California - Irvine


 * Composite thin film and electrospun biomaterials for urologic tissue reconstruction Kundu AK, Gelman J, Tyson DR.; Department of Urology, University of California - Irvine


 * One-stage urethral reconstruction for stricture recurrence after urethral stent placement Gelman J, Rodriguez E Jr.; Department of Urology, University of California - Irvine


 * Pan-urethral strictures can develop as a complication of UroLume placement for bulbar stricture disease in patients with hypospadias Rodriguez E Jr, Gelman J; Center for Urethral Reconstruction, Department of Urology, University of California - Irvine

Bioengineered human urethral tissue research
The addition of the above posted reference material is intended to augment the information put-forth in Wikipedia-Urethroplasty. As of this writing I am researching the account of a laboratory grown human urethra, and the possibility of its inclusion within this article (re: the possibility of urethral transplantation with laboratory grown autograft tissue). PA MD0351XXE (talk) 04:03, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

For clarity, I have added information regarding the account of a laboratory grown human urethra in the urethral stricture Wikipedia article. For those encountering severe forms of urethral stricture disease, you may want to read the now referenced article. PA MD0351XXE (talk) 04:05, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

A link to The Lancet article can be found here. PA MD0351XXE (talk) 12:20, 20 July 2012 (UTC)