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Distal urethral reconstruction with AlloDerm: a case report and review of the literature

Christina P. Carpenter¹, Lily N. Daniali², Neel P. Shah¹, Mark Granick², Mark L. Jordan¹

1 Division of Urology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
2 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Mark L. Jordan, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Division of Urology, Suite G1680, 140 Bergen St., Newark, NJ 07102 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2012, 19(2), 6207-6210.

Abstract

Reconstruction of large urethral defects is a complex problem for which no standardized surgical guidelines exist due to the lack of clinical trials demonstrating definitively the superiority of one technique over another. AlloDerm has been used in other surgical specialties with success, however, its utility in urologic surgery and, more specifically, for urethral reconstruction has been limited. In this case report, we demonstrate its application in a single-staged closure of a significant anterior urethral defect following distal penile necrosis secondary to an extruded penile prosthesis in a diabetic patient.

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