Table 2. Pre- and post-operative data.
Data presented as mean (SE), unless otherwise specified.
IIEF: International Index of Erectile Function; IPSS: International Prostate Symptom Score; LUTS: lower urinary tract symptoms; MSHQ-EJD: male sexual health questionnaire for ejaculatory dysfunction; Qmax: peak urinary flow rate; USS-PROM: urethral stricture surgery-patient related outcome measure; VAS: Visual Analogue Score.
| Parameter | Preputial skin flap (n=15) | Buccal mucosal graft (n=16) | P-value |
| IPSS score | |||
| Baseline | 26.1 (1.1) | 24.5 (1.1) | 0.290 |
| 3 months | 7.5 (1.3) | 8.3 (0.7) | |
| 6 months | 8.2 (1.0) | 5.9 (0.2) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 17.9 (2.7) | 18.6 (2.2) | 0.436 |
| QOL | |||
| Baseline | 5.8 (0.1) | 5.4 (0.2) | 0.055 |
| 6 months | 4.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.5) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 1.2 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.098 |
| IIEF | |||
| Baseline | 20.9 (2.0) | 22.8 (2.7) | 0.580 |
| 6 months | 52.9 (1.1) | 64.1 (1.3) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 31.9 (4.9) | 41.3 (5.2) | <0.0001 |
| MSHQ EJD scale | |||
| Baseline | 10.9 (1.2) | 10.4 (0.9) | 0.193 |
| 6 months | 17.2 (1.4) | 18.5 (1.3) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 6.3 (2.8) | 7.7 (2.7) | 0.149 |
| Bother score | |||
| Baseline | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.6 (0.2) | 0.475 |
| 6 months | 4.0 (0.2) | 4.5 (0.2) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.5) | 0.012 |
| USS-PROM Score LUTS | |||
| Baseline | 26.1 (0.8) | 28.1 (0.8) | < 0.0001 |
| 6 months | 8.7 (0.8) | 8.5 (0.9) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 17.3 (2.6) | 19.6 (2.9 | 0.020 |
| Peeling | |||
| Baseline | 3.3 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.1) | < 0.0001 |
| 6 months | 1.6 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.2) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.4) | 0.388 |
| VAS | |||
| Baseline | 39.7 (2.5) | 36.2 (3.3) | 0.002 |
| 6 months | 75.3 (3.3) | 74.4 (3.7) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 35.7 (8.1) | 38.2 (10.5) | 0.460 |
| Qmax (mL/s) | |||
| Baseline | 5.6 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.6) | 0.280 |
| 6 months | 19.5 (1.0) | 19.1 (0.7) | |
| Mean change from baseline | 13.9 (2.5) | 12.6 (1.7) | 0.079 |
| Hemoglobin drop | |||
| Pre-operative | 12.7 (0.3) | 12.9 (0.3) | - |
| Post-operative | 10.1 (0.2) | 11.0 (0.3) | - |
| Mean change from baseline | 2.6 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.7) | 0.011 |
| Surgical site infections n (%) | 7.0 (46.7) | 2.0 (12.5) | - |
| Clavien-Dindo classification of complications n (%) | |||
| Grade 1 | 13.0 (86.7) | 13.0 (81.3) | |
| Grade 2 | 2.0 (13.3) | 3.0 (18.8) | |
| Operative time (mins) | 154.8 (3.6) | 145.0 (4.4) | 0.098 |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.2) | 0.540 |