Total anterior urethral reconstruction with the 'BAES flap' in a spinal cord-injured patient.

Gil-Vernet, A; Arango, O; Gil-Vernet, J M; Borau, A · Spinal Cord · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case report of urethral destruction in a spinal cord injured (SCI) patient. To report the reconstruction of the whole anterior urethra in one-stage using an epilated scrotal flap. Institut Guttmann, Hospital de Neurorehabilitació, Barcelona, Spain. A one-stage tubular substitution urethroplasty based on a bi-axial epilated scrotal flap design ('BAES flap') was performed successfully. Long-term follow-up of 6 years has confirmed the excellent adaptation of the flap to its urethral function. The bipedicle epilated scrotal flap can effectively resolve this challenging urethral pathology.

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