Application of Tunica Vaginalis Flap for Epispadias Repair in the Epispadias-Exstrophy Complex. 2023

Tamir Sholklapper, and Chad Crigger, and Christian Morrill, and Thomas G W Harris, and Nora Haney, and Kathy Lue, and Ezekiel Young, and John P Gearhart
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Division of Pediatric Urology, Charlotte Bloomberg Children's Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

To describe long-term outcomes and experience with the tunica vaginalis flap (TVF) as a tissue augment for complex epispadias repair. A prospectively maintained institutional database was reviewed for patients who underwent epispadias repair with TVF from 2010 to 2021. Evaluation of patient characteristics between those who developed dehiscence or UCF and those who did not was performed via Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate. A total of 47 male patients were identified, of whom, 1 (2.1%) had cloacal exstrophy, 38 (80.9%) had classic bladder exstrophy or a variant, and 8 (17.0%) had epispadias as their primary exstrophy-epispadias complex diagnosis. The median age at epispadias repair was 13 months (IQR 11 - 19). The overall rate of fistula or dehiscence development was 19.1% (9 patients), of whom, 7 developed urethrocutaneous fistulae, 1 dehiscence, and 1 both. Notably, 0 of the 5 patients who had undergone prior epispadias repair and 0 of the 8 patients with a diagnosis of isolated epispadias developed a UCF or dehiscence after repair with TVF. Differences in age at repair, primary EEC diagnosis, prior epispadias repair, pre-repair testosterone, fibrin sealant utilization, closure layers, stent removal time, and bladder capacity at repair were not statistically significant (P>.05) CONCLUSION: Our expanded evaluation indicates that utilization of the tunica vaginalis as an adjunct to epispadias repair may provide durable protection against fistula development in EEC patients who have undergone prior epispadias repair and in primary repair of patients with isolated epispadias.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D001746 Bladder Exstrophy A birth defect in which the URINARY BLADDER is malformed and exposed, inside out, and protruded through the ABDOMINAL WALL. It is caused by closure defects involving the top front surface of the bladder, as well as the lower abdominal wall; SKIN; MUSCLES; and the pubic bone. Bladder Extrophy,Exstrophy Of Bladder,Exstrophy of the Bladder,Urinary Bladder Exstrophy,Bladder Exstrophies,Bladder Extrophies,Exstrophies, Bladder,Exstrophies, Urinary Bladder,Exstrophy, Bladder,Exstrophy, Urinary Bladder,Extrophies, Bladder,Extrophy, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Exstrophies
D004065 Digestive System Abnormalities Congenital structural abnormalities of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. Abnormalities, Digestive System,Abnormality, Digestive System,Digestive System Abnormality
D004842 Epispadias A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is above its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the top or the side of the PENIS, but the urethra can also be open the entire length of the penis. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is often between the CLITORIS and the labia, or in the ABDOMEN. Epispadia
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D013737 Testis The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS. Testicles,Testes,Testicle
D015718 Fibrin Tissue Adhesive An autologous or commercial tissue adhesive containing FIBRINOGEN and THROMBIN. The commercial product is a two component system from human plasma that contains more than fibrinogen and thrombin. The first component contains highly concentrated fibrinogen, FACTOR VIII, fibronectin, and traces of other plasma proteins. The second component contains thrombin, calcium chloride, and antifibrinolytic agents such as APROTININ. Mixing of the two components promotes BLOOD CLOTTING and the formation and cross-linking of fibrin. The tissue adhesive is used for tissue sealing, HEMOSTASIS, and WOUND HEALING. Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive,Fibrin Adhesive,Fibrin Glue,Fibrin Sealant System,Fibrinogen Adhesive,Beriplast,Crosseal,Fibrin Klebe System Immuno,Fibrin Seal,Fibrin Sealant,Fibrin Sealant, Human,Tisseel,Tissel,Tissucol,Transglutine,Adhesive, Fibrin,Adhesive, Fibrin Tissue,Adhesive, Fibrinogen,Glue, Fibrin,Human Fibrin Sealant,Seal, Fibrin,Sealant System, Fibrin,Sealant, Fibrin,Sealant, Human Fibrin,Tissue Adhesive, Fibrin

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