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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Elsayed, Ehab R.
• Zayed, Abdellatif M.
• El Sayed, Diab
• El Adl, Mahmoud

Titel

Interposition of dartos flaps to prevent fistula after tubularized incised-plate repair of hypospadias

Ist Teil von

• Arab Journal of Urology, 2011-06, Vol.9 (2), p.123-126

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

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Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: To evaluate the effect of urethral coverage by a single- or double-layered dorsal dartos flap after tubularized incised-plate (TIP) repair of hypospadias on fistula formation. Patients and methods: In this retrospective study we evaluated sequential patients with hypospadias who underwent TIP urethroplasty with a dorsal dartos interpositional flap between April 2008 and December 2009. We reviewed their medical records for the site of hypospadias, previous hypospadias repair, single- or double-layered dartos flap and postoperative complications. The patients were divided into two groups; in group A the urethra was covered by a single layer of dartos fascia, and in group B the urethra was covered by double layers of dartos flap. Results: Of 91 patients who opted for hypospadias repair during the time of the study, 62 had a TIP urethroplasty with a dorsal dartos flap; of these 62, three did not fulfil the requirement of the minimum follow-up, so 59 were eligible for the study (32 in group A and 27 in group B). Preoperative clinical data were comparable in both groups. At a mean of 12.2months of follow-up, there was no reported fistula in group B, while two patients in group A developed a urethrocutaneous fistula (P=0.19). Meatal stenosis occurred in two patients in group A and one in group B (P=0.66). Conclusion: There was no significant difference in subsequent urethrocutaneous fistula between a double-layered dorsal dartos flap and single layer for covering the urethra as a part of TIP urethroplasty for repairing hypospadias.