Urethroplasty is highlighted in the first number of 2023 in International Brazilian Journal of Urology

Abstract

The January-February number of Int Braz J Urol is the 20th under my supervision. In this number the Int Braz J Urol presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Urethroplasty, SARS-CoV-19, Robotic Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, LUTS, Renal Cancer, Reconstructive urology and Renal stones. The papers came from many different countries such as Brazil, China, USA, Japan and UK, and as usual the editor's comment highlights some of them. The editor in chief would like to highlight the following works: Dr. Ma and collegues from China, presented in page 8 (1) a nice systematic review about the smoking and stricture recurrence after urethroplasty and concluded that smoking can increase stricture recurrence risk after the urethroplasty and suggested that quitting smoking may be a good option for patients undergoing urethroplasty surgery.