A patch of lining from inside the cheek helps rebuild and widen a narrowed urethra.
A patch of lining from inside the cheek helps rebuild and widen a narrowed urethra.
The location and length of the stricture guide the operation. Imaging and examination help plan the repair.
Amber marks the narrowed segment of the urethra.
You control the pace. Pause or choose any step.
General education to support your consultation. Your surgeon will explain suitability, alternatives and individual risks.
You will receive advice for the mouth wound, catheter and activity. A urethrogram may check healing before catheter removal; timing is individual.
Risks to discuss. Discuss mouth discomfort or numbness, bleeding, infection, recurrent narrowing, dribbling and possible changes in erections.
The location and length of the stricture guide the operation. Imaging and examination help plan the repair.
A strip of buccal mucosa — the soft inner cheek lining — is taken to use as a graft.
The narrowed segment is opened and the graft is stitched into the repair. This shows one simplified onlay approach; graft position and staging vary.
A catheter drains urine while the repair heals. Your team checks healing and arranges catheter removal and follow-up.
After a procedure, fever, severe pain, inability to pass urine or heavy bleeding needs urgent medical assessment. Follow your hospital’s discharge instructions.
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