Xingming Zhao, Qiang Guo, Xi Zhang, Qi Xing, Sheng Ren, Yuting Song, Chengyong Li, Chuan Hao, Jingqi Wang
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Abstract
Background: The urinary and sexual outcomes after urethroplasty may be a concern for patients, but there are still some controversies regarding the consequences of buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty (BMG) in terms of erectile dysfunction (ED).
Aim: This meta-analysis aimed to compare urinary and sexual outcomes of BMG and end-to-end urethroplasty (EE).
Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase databases were searched until February 31, 2023. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by 2 designated researchers. Dichotomous data were analyzed as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity across studies was assessed by the I2 quantification, and publication bias using Begg's and Egger's tests. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan software.
Outcomes: Outcomes included stricture recurrence, ED, penile complications, and voiding symptoms.
Results: Eighteen studies, including 1648 participants, were included in our meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in stricture recurrence (OR = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.48-1.13; P = .17) and voiding symptoms (OR = 1.12; 95% CI, 0.32-3.88; P = .86) between the BMG group and the EE group. BMG was associated with lower risk of penile complications (OR = 0.40; 95% CI, 0.24-0.69; P = .001) and ED (OR = 0.53, 95% CI, 0.32-0.90, P = .02).
Clinical implications: The study may help clinicians choose procedures that achieve better recovery of the urological and sexual function in the treatment of urethral stricture.
Strengths and limitations: This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the urinary and sexual outcomes of BMG vs EE. A limitation is that most of the included studies were retrospective cohort studies.
Conclusion: BMG is as effective as EE in the treatment of bulbar urethral stricture, but BMG has fewer complications and ED than EE.
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Sexual Medicine is an official publication of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, and serves the field as the peer-reviewed, open access journal for rapid dissemination of multidisciplinary clinical and basic research in all areas of global sexual medicine, and particularly acts as a venue for topics of regional or sub-specialty interest. The journal is focused on issues in clinical medicine and epidemiology but also publishes basic science papers with particular relevance to specific populations. Sexual Medicine offers clinicians and researchers a rapid route to publication and the opportunity to publish in a broadly distributed and highly visible global forum. The journal publishes high quality articles from all over the world and actively seeks submissions from countries with expanding sexual medicine communities. Sexual Medicine relies on the same expert panel of editors and reviewers as The Journal of Sexual Medicine and Sexual Medicine Reviews.