Urethral Mobilization as an Alternative Procedure for Distal Hypospadias Repair. 2017

Hamed M El Darawany, and Mahmoud E Al Damhogy
Department of Urology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: heldarawany57@gmail.com.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the urethral mobilization procedure as the main technique in management of glanular, coronal, subcoronal, and distal penile hypospadias. METHODS Sixty patients with distal hypospadias were included in this prospective study between January 2013 and January 2015. All of them had urethral mobilization. All patients were followed up at 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Duration of the operation, hospital stay, position of meatus and its shape before and after the operation, and the postoperative complications were recorded. The force and direction of the postoperative voiding stream were observed and assessed subjectively. RESULTS The mean operative time and hospital stay were 38 minutes and 2.2 days, respectively. Postoperatively, 2 patients developed wound infection, 1 of them developed glanular suture dehiscence managed by simple glanular suturing 3 months later. None of our patients developed urethrocutaneous fistula. Three months postoperatively, 2 patients developed meatal stenosis, 1 of them managed by meatal dilation whereas the other patient required ventral meatotomy. CONCLUSIONS Hypospadias surgery aim to construct a functionally and cosmetically normal penis with minimal complications. Recently, urethral mobilization started to regain its position in distal hypospadias repair. Its results are comparable with other popular procedures or even better. Urethral mobilization is an easy and simple procedure and it has an excellent cosmetic and functional outcome with minimal complications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007021 Hypospadias A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the PENIS or on the PERINEUM. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the VAGINA. Hypospadia
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010413 Penis The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra. Glans Penis,Penis, Glans
D011184 Postoperative Period The period following a surgical operation. Period, Postoperative,Periods, Postoperative,Postoperative Periods
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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