Re: Rourke et al.: Effect of Wound Closure on Buccal Mucosal Graft Harvest Site Morbidity: Results of a Randomized Prospective Trial (Urology 2012;79:443-447)

摘要

We congratulate the authors on conducting a randomized prospective trial that suggests that leaving the buccal mucosa graft harvest site open (compared with closure of the donor site) leads to lower early pain scores, an earlier return to a full diet, an earlier return to full mouth opening, and a decrease in bothersome perioral numbness postoperatively. Their results are similar to our published data (nonrandomized).