Table 2. Outcomes of primary open repair.
| Author | Number | Age, mean (range) | Follow up, mean (range) | Stricture, % (N) | Erectile dysfunction, % (N) | Incontinence, % (N) | Catheter Time | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young 1929 (1) | 1 | 23 y | Ua | 0 (0/1) | 100 (1/1) | 0 (0/1) | Ua | 1st Report AP BPA |
| Kishev 1964 (124) | 3 | Ua | ≥12 m | 0 (0/3) | 0 (0/3) | 0 (0/3) | Ua | AP BPA |
| Ragde 1969 (125) | 8 | Ua | (25 d–4 m) | 0 (0/8) | Ua | Ua | 10–18 d | Vietnamese war victims A BPA |
| Pierce 1972 (126) | 4 | Ua | Ua | 50 (2/4) | Ua | Ua | Ua | A BPA |
| Janosz 1975 (2) | 34 | Ua | Ua | 50 (17/34) | Ua | Ua | Ua | A BPA |
| Coffield 1977 (61) | 9 | Ua | Ua | 77 (7/9) | 33 (3/9) | 22 (2/9) | – | A BPA |
| Glass 1978 (62) | 71 | Ua | Ua | 93 (66/71) | Ua | Ua | Ua | A BPA |
| Cass 1978 (135) | 3 | (<20–>60 y) | 14 m (1–87 m) | 100 (3/3) | 50 (1/2) | 0 (0/2) | Ua | A BPA |
| Weems 1979 (127) | 9 | Ua | Ua | 78 (7/9) | 33 (3/9) | 22 (2/9) | Ua | A BPA |
| Muhlbauer 1980 (128) | 1 | 25 y | 12 m | 0 (0/1) | 0 (0/1) | 0 (0/1) | 3 m | A BPA |
| Webster 1983 (80) | 4 | Ua | (8 m–17 y) | 75 (3/4) | 50 (2/4) | 50 (2/4) | Ua | A BPA |
| Cass 1984 (36) | 4 | Ua | Ua | 75 (3/4) | 50 (1/2) | 0 (0/2) | Ua | A BPA |
| Reinberg 1989 (136) | 6 | 9.5 y (3–17 y) | 27.9 m | 17 (1/6) | Ua | Ua | Ua | A BPA |
| Zingg 1990 (129) | 13 | Ua | Ua | 38 (5/13) | Ua | Ua | Ua | |
| Tryfanos 1990 (137) | 6 | 8.25 y (3.5–12 y) | 4.45 y (6 m–8 y) | 67 (4/6) | 20 (1/5) | 0 (0/6) | 2 w | Suprapubic BPA |
| Boone 1992 (92) | 8 | (children) | (>15 y) | 75 (6/8) | 75 (6/8) | 25 (2/8) | Ua | >2 L blood loss; all UI had BN injury |
| Gadhvi 1993 (130) | 16 | 32.5 y (22–43 y) | 12.4 m (7–14 m) | 12.5 (2/16) | 6.25 (1/16) | 0 (0/16) | 2 w | Lateral perineal BPA |
| Koraitim 1996 (131) | 4 | Ua | Ua | 50 (2/4) | 50 (2/4) | 0 (0/4) | Ua | A BPA |
| Podesta 1997 (4) | 6 | Ua | (3–17 y) | 67 (4/6) | Ua | 50 (3/6) | Ua | BPA |
| Upadhyaya 2002 (132) | 5 boys | (18 m–11 y) | (6 m–10 y) | 40 (2/5) | 0 (0/4) | 0 (0/4) | 3 w | Transpubic BPA |
| Onen 2005 (133) | 8 | (4–17 y) | Ua | 25 (2/8) | 12.5 (1/8) | 12.5 (1/8) | Ua | BPA |
| Qu 2014 (134) | 35 boys | Ua | 58 m (6–192 m) | 9 (3/35) | 8.6 (3/35) | 11.9 (4/35) | Ua | Perineal BPA |
Ua, un-assessed; A BPA, abdominal bulbo-prostatic anastomotic urethroplasty; AP BPA, abdomino-perineal bulbo-prostatic anastomotic urethroplasty.