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Wesley Verla

Biography​

Wesley Verla is listed by AZ Maria Middelares as a urologist with consultations in Ghent and Deinze.1 Verla graduated as a medical doctor from Ghent University in 2018.2 Verla was accepted into the Ghent University Hospital urology training program in 2017 and later earned a PhD focused on male urethral stricture disease, with Nicolaas Lumen as a mentor.23

Contributions​

Verla's cited work centers on urethral stricture disease, including reviews and clinical series on male and female urethroplasty, perineal urethrostomy, and vessel-sparing anastomosis. Several papers address urethral strictures after genital gender-affirming surgery.45678

Cited on WARWIKI

14 publications with Wesley Verla as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Verla W, Oosterlinck W, Spinoit AF, Waterloos M. "A comprehensive review emphasizing anatomy, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of male urethral stricture disease." Biomed Res Int. 2019;2019:9046430. doi
    Cited on: Turner-Warwick Retractor · Dittel Sound · Filiforms & Followers
  2. Waterloos M, Verla W. "Female Urethroplasty: A Practical Guide Emphasizing Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Female Urethral Stricture Disease." Biomed Res Int. 2019;2019:6715257. doi
    Cited on: Martius Flap · Female Urethral Stricture · Female Dorsal Onlay Urethroplasty
  3. Waterschoot M, Hoebeke P, Verla W, et al. Urethral complications after metoidioplasty for genital gender affirming surgery. J Sex Med. 2021;18(7):1271–1279. doi
    Cited on: Masculinizing Gender-Affirming Surgery · Modified Belgrade Metoidioplasty With Urethral Lengthening · Pars Fixa Urethral Construction
  4. Turchi B, Lumen N, Verla W, Waterloos M. "Female urethral stricture disease: a narrative review on diagnosis, surgical techniques and outcomes." Int J Impot Res. 2026;38(4):286-295. [PMID: 40348941]. doi
    Cited on: Female Urethral Stricture · Female Dorsal Onlay Urethroplasty · Female DVIU and Urethral Dilation
  5. Verla W, Oosterlinck W, Waterloos M, Spinoit AF, Lumen N. "Perineal urethrostomy for complicated anterior urethral strictures: indications and patient's choice — an analysis at a single institution." Urology. 2020;138:160–165. doi
    Cited on: Urethroperineal Fistula · Augmented Perineal Urethrostomy · Blandy Perineal Urethrostomy
  6. Verla W, Van Nieuwenhuyse F, Hoebeke P, et al. "Urethroplasty for failed hypospadias repair related strictures in adults: a retrospective analysis with long-term follow-up." Urology. 2020;143:248–254. doi
    Cited on: Urethrocutaneous Fistula · Urethroperineal Fistula · Hypospadias & Epispadias
  7. Verla W, Oosterlinck W, Waterloos M, Lumen N. "Vessel-sparing excision and primary anastomosis." J Vis Exp. 2019;(143). doi
    Cited on: Jordan Vessel-Sparing Excision and Primary Anastomosis · Muscle-Sparing Urethroplasty · Non-Transecting Bulbar Urethroplasty
  8. Waterloos M, Verla W, Wirtz M, et al. Female urethroplasty: outcomes of different techniques in a single center. J Clin Med. 2021;10(17):3950. doi
    Cited on: Distal Urethrectomy with Advancement Meatoplasty (Female) · Primary End-to-End Anastomosis (Female)
  9. Waterloos M, Hollebosch S, Verla W, et al. "Neo-Vaginal Advancement Flaps in the Treatment of Urethral Strictures in Transwomen." Urology. 2019;129:217–222. doi
    Cited on: Blandy Flap · Meatal Stenosis Revision After Feminizing Genital Surgery
  10. Wang Z, Plamadeala N, Ogalla A, Tailly T, Verla W, Lumen N. Robot-assisted lingual mucosa graft onlay reconstruction for ureteric strictures refractory to endoscopic treatment. J Vis Exp. 2026;(228). doi
    Cited on: Augmented Anastomotic Ureteroureterostomy
  11. Verla W, Barratt R, Chan G, et al. "Is a course of intermittent self-dilatation with topical corticosteroids superior at stabilising urethral stricture disease in men and improving functional outcomes over a course of intermittent self-dilatation alone? A systematic review and meta-analysis." Eur Urol Open Sci. 2023;51:95–105. doi
    Cited on: Intralesional Corticosteroids
  12. Esperto F, Verla W, Ploumidis A, et al. What is the role of single-stage oral mucosa graft urethroplasty in the surgical management of lichen sclerosus-related stricture disease in men? A systematic review. World J Urol. 2022;40(2):393-408. doi
    Cited on: Lichen Sclerosus

Footnotes​

  1. Wesley Verla. Maria Middelares. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. vol_15_no_1_march_2019_v02.pdf. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  3. Overview of CRIG alumni. CRIG. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  4. Verla W, Oosterlinck W, Spinoit AF, Waterloos M. "A comprehensive review emphasizing anatomy, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of male urethral stricture disease." Biomed Res Int. 2019;2019:9046430. doi:10.1155/2019/9046430 ↩

  5. Waterschoot M, Hoebeke P, Verla W, et al. Urethral complications after metoidioplasty for genital gender affirming surgery. J Sex Med. 2021;18(7):1271–1279. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.06.023 ↩

  6. Turchi B, Lumen N, Verla W, Waterloos M. "Female urethral stricture disease: a narrative review on diagnosis, surgical techniques and outcomes." Int J Impot Res. 2026;38(4):286-295. [PMID: 40348941]. doi:10.1038/s41443-025-01079-6 ↩

  7. Waterloos M, Verla W. "Female Urethroplasty: A Practical Guide Emphasizing Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Female Urethral Stricture Disease." Biomed Res Int. 2019;2019:6715257. [PMID: 30906779]. doi:10.1155/2019/6715257 ↩

  8. Verla W, Van Nieuwenhuyse F, Hoebeke P, et al. "Urethroplasty for failed hypospadias repair related strictures in adults: a retrospective analysis with long-term follow-up." Urology. 2020;143:248–254. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.05.070 ↩