Colpectomy significantly reduces the risk of urethral fistula formation after urethral lengthening in transgender men undergoing genital Gender Affirming Surgery.

To assess the effect of performing a colpectomy before (primary) or after (secondary) gender affirming surgery (GAS) with single-stage urethral lengthening on the incidence of urethral fistulas in transgender men.

Source: The Journal of Urology - July 15, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Muhammed Al-Tamimi, Garry L. Pigot, Wouter B. van der Sluis, Tim C. van de Grift, Margriet G. Mullender, Freek Groenman, Mark-Bram Bouman Source Type: research