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Study design: A case report of urethral destruction in a spinal cord injured (SCI) patient.
Objectives: To report the reconstruction of the whole anterior urethra in one-stage using an epilated scrotal flap.
Setting: Institut Guttmann, Hospital de Neurorehabilitació, Barcelona, Spain.
Methods: A one-stage tubular substitution urethroplasty based on a bi-axial epilated scrotal flap design (`BAES flap') was performed successfully.
Results: Long-term follow-up of 6 years has confirmed the excellent adaptation of the flap to its urethral function.
Conclusion: The bipedicle epilated scrotal flap can effectively resolve this challenging urethral pathology.
Spinal Cord (2001) 39, 290–292.
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Gil-Vernet, A., Arango, O., Gil-Vernet, J. et al. Total anterior urethral reconstruction with the `BAES flap' in a spinal cord-injured patient. Spinal Cord 39, 290–292 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101150
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