None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
1. Background Urethral strictures are a common cause of urinary issues for men worldwide. Repair of the urethra with a tissue graft taken from inside the cheek is currently the best treatment for long urethral strictures. Whilst the use of an oral graft to repair urethral strictures is well studied, there has been less research into mouth problems (e.g. pain, infection) after the graft is taken. 2. Aims This study aims to determine the rate of post-operative mouth problems in men who had an oral graft taken from inside their cheek and used to repair their urethral stricture. This study will also investigate if certain patient's features (e.g. age, medical conditions) or operative details (e.g. size of oral graft, length of urethral stricture) are more likely to result in complications after the surgery. 3. Hypothesis Patients who have an oral graft surgically removed are at risk of developing mouth problems. Some patient features or operative details may increase the likelihood of complications.
Interventions
The primary aim of this retrospective observational study is to determine the occurrence of post-operative complications at the BMG donor site in patients who have undergone BMG harvesting for urethroplasty at Toowoomba Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2019.
Secondarily, this study will evaluate the demographic, medical and operative characteristics of patients who have undergone BMG harvesting for urethroplasty at Toowoomba Hospital and St
The primary aim of this retrospective observational study is to determine the occurrence of post-operative complications at the BMG donor site in patients who have undergone BMG harvesting for urethroplasty at Toowoomba Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2019. Secondarily, this study will evaluate the demographic, medical and operative characteristics of patients who have undergone BMG harvesting for urethroplasty at Toowoomba Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2019. All data will be collected from the pre-existing hospital records of these patients.
Sponsors
Dr Devang Desai
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
(i) Males (> 18 years of age) (ii) Patients who have undergone urethroplasty surgeries at Toowoomba Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital (iii) Procedures performed between the 1st January 2017 and the 31st December 2019.
Exclusion criteria
Males under the age of 18
Outcome results
None listed