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Historical and Current Practices in the Management of Fossa Navicularis Strictures

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Purpose of Review

Fossa navicularis strictures represent a surgically challenging disease process that requires detailed preoperative planning and an understanding of each patient’s goals in order to achieve a satisfactory long-term outcome. This review summarizes the various approaches used in the management of fossa navicularis strictures over the past several decades.

Recent Findings

In addition to existing evidence to support open flap- and graft-based reconstruction, recent studies suggest a potential role for limited open repair via a transurethral approach.

Summary

Open repair of fossa navicularis strictures has become the standard of care with high success rates using local skin flaps or tissue grafts. There remains a very limited role for minimally invasive techniques in definitive management of this disease.

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Friel, B.J., Skokan, A.J. & Kovell, R.C. Historical and Current Practices in the Management of Fossa Navicularis Strictures. Curr Urol Rep 20, 30 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-019-0897-1

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