The success rate for this procedure is between 70 % and 85 %, scrotal or penile island flap urethroplasty is considered the least attractive of repair options for urethral defects, it is, however, the standard procedure used in the repair of strictures greater than 4 cm in length.
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In the bulbar urethra, the most common types of urethroplasty are anastomotic ( with or without preservation of corpus spongiosum and bulbar arteries ) and substitution with buccal mucosa graft, full-thickness skin graft, or split thickness skin graft . These are nearly always done in a single setting ( or stage ).
