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Djordjevic et al. Plast Aesthet Res 2023;10:4 Plastic and
DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2023.09
Aesthetic Research

Editorial Open Access

Urethroplasty: current techniques and management
of complications

1,2
Miroslav L. Djordjevic , Rajveer S. Purohit 1
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Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10075, USA.
2
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
Correspondence to: Prof. Miroslav L. Djordjevic, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Tirsova 10,
Belgrade 11000, Serbia. E-mail: djordjevic@uromiros.com
How to cite this article: Djordjevic ML, Purohit RS. Urethroplasty: current techniques and management of complications. Plast
Aesthet Res 2023;10:4. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2347-9264.2023.09
Received: 3 Feb 2023 Accepted: 8 Feb 2023 Published: 10 Feb 2023

Academic Editor: Gennaro Selvaggi Copy Editor: Ying Han Production Editor: Ying Han

Urethroplasty has always been a challenge in genitourinary surgery; urethral reconstruction (primary or
redo) is one of the most critical functional requests. In recent decades, many urethroplasty techniques and
their modifications have been published. Primary repair is indicated for congenital abnormalities of the
urethra, such as hypospadias or epispadias, the most frequent anomalies with urethral defects. One of the
essential aspects of urethroplasty is urethral stricture disease, and there is much discussion about the
etiology, location, length, and management. Despite recent improvements, the management of urethral
stricture disease remains a challenging problem. Successful management is based on detailed knowledge of
the anatomy, pathophysiology, and proper procedure selection tailored for each case.

This special issue represents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of urethroplasty for congenital
anomalies or urethral stricture disease resulting from various etiological entities. Our contributors prepared
original research and review articles to clarify the etiology, modalities of surgical treatment, and outcomes
after urethral reconstruction. We present a special issue with eight excellent papers enabling precise and
valuable guidelines for urethral reconstruction covering almost all aspects of this entity.

In “Tunneled tubularized bladder mucosal graft for long urethral reconstruction”, El Ghoneimi et al.
described one of the recent modalities for urethroplasty using a graft of the bladder mucosa. Even though

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