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Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Dorsal Onlay Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty in Patients With Postprostatectomy, Postradiation Anastomotic Stenosis
Sterling J, Simhan J, Flynn B, Rusilko P, França W, Ramirez E, Angulo J, Martins F, Patel H, Higgins M, Swerdloff D, Nikolavsky D. Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Dorsal Onlay Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty in Patients With Postprostatectomy, Postradiation Anastomotic Stenosis. Journal Of Urology 2024, 211: 596-604. PMID: 38275201, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000003848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplastyBuccal mucosal graft urethroplastyRadiation therapyGraft urethroplastyUrethral stenosisUrinary incontinenceAnastomotic stenosisDevelopment of de novo stress urinary incontinenceRetrospective review of menInternational Prostate Symptom ScoreGlobal response assessmentProstate Symptom ScoreStress urinary incontinenceMedian follow-upVesicourethral anastomotic stenosisTreatment of urethral stenosisUrethral stricture diseasePatient-reported satisfactionRadical prostatectomyStenosis recurrencePatient-related outcomesProstate cancerRetrospective reviewSurgical complicationsSuprapubic catheter
2023
Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease
Sterling J, Rahman S, Varghese A, Angulo J, Nikolavsky D. Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 3950. PMID: 37373644, PMCID: PMC10299043, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrethral stricture diseaseStricture diseaseBuccal graftRadiation therapyReconstructive optionsRobotic reconstructionLong-term success rateProstate cancer treatmentLimited long-term successPrimary reconstructive optionPelvic cancerVascular insultUrethral strictureEndoscopic approachClinical challengeClinical practiceMultiple interventionsSuccessful outcomeCancer treatmentDiseaseGraftLong-term successSuccess rateUrethroplastyUrologists
2022
Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of radiation-induced urethral strictures and therapeutic strategies optimizing outcomes of surgical repair
Sterling J, Policastro C, Nikolavsky D. Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of radiation-induced urethral strictures and therapeutic strategies optimizing outcomes of surgical repair. 2022, 51-80. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91199-3.00008-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation-induced urethral stricturesUrethral strictureReconstructive urologistsLong-term sequelaeRate of recurrenceGynecologic malignanciesMale patientsOncologic treatmentPelvic cancerRectal cancerSurgical repairUrologic issuesBladder cancerStricture diseaseRadiation therapyTherapeutic strategiesChapter 3 PathophysiologyStrictureUrologistsCancerRadiation-induced changesTreatmentTissueComplicationsSequelae