Female epispadias: Single-stage approach – A technique to achieve continence

This video provides a case report of a 3 year old girl with epispadia and the highlights of the surgery. A cystoscopic guided bladder neck plication was performed to achieve continence. Key points include: (1) Skin incision planning; (2) Cutaneous flap liberation to create a new urethra; (3) Complet...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric urology 2018-06, Vol.14 (3), p.296-297
Main Authors: Santos, João Vitor Quadra Vieira dos, Abreu, Fernando J., Castro, Luis Fernando C., Tavares, Patric M., Neto, Brasil S., Rosito, Tiago Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder neck
Exstrophy–epispadias complex
Female epispadia
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Summary:This video provides a case report of a 3 year old girl with epispadia and the highlights of the surgery. A cystoscopic guided bladder neck plication was performed to achieve continence. Key points include: (1) Skin incision planning; (2) Cutaneous flap liberation to create a new urethra; (3) Complete bladder neck release to allow a controlled plication; (4) Use of cystoscopy to achieve the ideal bladder neck closure; (5) Bladder neck manipulation to achieve continence.
ISSN:1477-5131
1873-4898
DOI:10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.01.026