TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Outcome and Quality of Life Assessment in Patients Treated With Perineal Urethrostomy for Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease
AU - Barbagli, Guido
AU - De Angelis, Michele
AU - Romano, Giuseppe
AU - Lazzeri, Massimo
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - Purpose: We performed a quality of life assessment for patients treated with perineal urethrostomy for anterior urethral stricture disease. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 173 patients (median age 55 years) who underwent perineal urethrostomy (from 1978 to 2007) as part of a plan for a staged urethroplasty repair for a complex anterior urethral stricture. The perineostomy was made using flap urethroplasty. The clinical outcome was considered a failure when postoperative instrumentation was needed. A questionnaire was used to evaluate patient quality of life and satisfaction. Results: Stricture etiology was unknown in 50.3% of the cases, lichen sclerosus in 17.3%, catheter in 13.3%, instrumentation in 8.7%, failed hypospadias repair in 4.6%, trauma in 4.1% and infection in 1.7%. Stricture length was 1 to less than 2 cm in 1.2% of cases, 2 to less than 3 cm in 3.5%, 3 to less than 4 cm in 12.1%, 4 to less than 5 cm in 13.8%, 5 to less than 6 cm in 7.5%, greater than 6 cm in 4.1% and panurethral in 57.8%. Of 173 patients 91 (52.6%) underwent prior urethroplasty. Median followup length was 62 months (range 12 to 361). Of 173 cases 121 (70%) were successful and 52 (30%) were failures, requiring revision of the perineostomy. Of 173 patients 135 (78%) were satisfied with the results obtained with surgery, 33 (19.1%) were very satisfied, 127 (73.4%) with a median age of 57 years (range 23 to 85) refused to do the second stage of urethroplasty and 46 (26.6%) with a median age of 47.5 years (range 27 to 72) are currently on a waiting list for the second stage of urethroplasty. Conclusions: Perineostomy is a necessary procedure for patients with complex urethral pathology and satisfaction rates are high.
AB - Purpose: We performed a quality of life assessment for patients treated with perineal urethrostomy for anterior urethral stricture disease. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 173 patients (median age 55 years) who underwent perineal urethrostomy (from 1978 to 2007) as part of a plan for a staged urethroplasty repair for a complex anterior urethral stricture. The perineostomy was made using flap urethroplasty. The clinical outcome was considered a failure when postoperative instrumentation was needed. A questionnaire was used to evaluate patient quality of life and satisfaction. Results: Stricture etiology was unknown in 50.3% of the cases, lichen sclerosus in 17.3%, catheter in 13.3%, instrumentation in 8.7%, failed hypospadias repair in 4.6%, trauma in 4.1% and infection in 1.7%. Stricture length was 1 to less than 2 cm in 1.2% of cases, 2 to less than 3 cm in 3.5%, 3 to less than 4 cm in 12.1%, 4 to less than 5 cm in 13.8%, 5 to less than 6 cm in 7.5%, greater than 6 cm in 4.1% and panurethral in 57.8%. Of 173 patients 91 (52.6%) underwent prior urethroplasty. Median followup length was 62 months (range 12 to 361). Of 173 cases 121 (70%) were successful and 52 (30%) were failures, requiring revision of the perineostomy. Of 173 patients 135 (78%) were satisfied with the results obtained with surgery, 33 (19.1%) were very satisfied, 127 (73.4%) with a median age of 57 years (range 23 to 85) refused to do the second stage of urethroplasty and 46 (26.6%) with a median age of 47.5 years (range 27 to 72) are currently on a waiting list for the second stage of urethroplasty. Conclusions: Perineostomy is a necessary procedure for patients with complex urethral pathology and satisfaction rates are high.
KW - surgical stomas
KW - urethra
KW - urethral stricture
KW - urinary diversion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.012
DO - 10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 19524945
AN - SCOPUS:67649743413
VL - 182
SP - 548
EP - 557
JO - Journal of Urology
JF - Journal of Urology
SN - 0022-5347
IS - 2
ER -