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Section of Reconstructive Urology
Washington University urologic
surgeons have expertise and extensive experience performing complex reconstructive
surgery on the kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra and male genitals. Our section
is unique because we are a high-volume center with a multidisciplinary approach,
combining the expertise and experience of urologists, plastic surgeons and
colorectal surgeons. These nationally recognized surgeons have particular
expertise in the following problems:
- Urethral disruption injuries from pelvic fracture
- Recto-urinary fistulas after prostatectomy or pelvic surgery
- Refractory male urethral strictures
- Radiation-induced urinary fistulas
- Major bladder reconstruction – urinary diversion, continent catherizable
stomas (Mitrofanoff, Monti), neobladder, augmentation cystoplasty, MACE
(antegrade continent enema)
- Major ureter reconstruction - Boari flap, Psoas hitch, ileal ureter,
trans-ureteroureterostomy, complex pyleoplasty
- Vesicovaginal or ureterovaginal fistulas after pelvic surgery
- Male urinary incontinence – artificial urinary sphincter, male
sling, bulking agents
- Peyronie’s disease – plaque incision and grafting, penile
placation.
Section of Reconstructive
Urology
Director: Dr. Steven Brandes
Urology: Dr. Steven Brandes, Dr. Paul Austin
Colorectal Surgery: Dr. Jim Fleshman, Dr. Steve Hunt
Plastic Surgery: Dr. Tommy Tung
Live Videos:
Video of Dr. Brandes at the AUA National Meeting in April 2009 from Chicago:
Plenary
Session Panel Discussion of World Experts on The Use of Buccal Mucosa Grafts
in Urethral Reconstruction.
Video of plenary session discussion,
by a panel of world experts, on the topic of "Controversies
in Urethral Reconstruction," that Dr. Brandes moderated at the
AUA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., in May 2011.
| Textbook
on Urethral Reconstructive Surgery, edited by our Section Chief, Dr.
Steven Brandes
Dr. Steven Brandes, director
of the Section of Reconstructive Urology,
is the author of a comprehensive,
authoritative textbook that offers up-to-date information on urethral
surgery. The book, Urethral Reconstructive Surgery, was published
by Springer Press in August 2008.
The textbook:
- Provides a comprehensive review of adult urethral reconstructive
surgery.
- Details how to evaluate and manage complex urethral problems
and how to end the cycle of short-lived, temporizing procedures.
- Is practical and visually appealing.
- Functions as a surgical atlas for urethral surgery.
- Was written by leading world experts from North and South America,
Western Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
To see detailed samples
of the textbook chapters, go to Google
Books.
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Articles by Dr. Steven
Brandes:
The following web site links are
to the American Urological Association patient information resource center.
These web pages are useful and have a wealth of information that will help
to guide you in your care.
For patient appointments, call (314) 362-8200 (Center
for Advanced Medicine and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital).
Washington University physicians are the medical staff of
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital
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