Tubularized Incised Plate Hypospadias Repair: Results of a Multicenter Experience
Abstract
Purpose
We report a multicenter experience using tubularized incised plate urethroplasty to correct distal hypospadias.
Materials and Methods
A total of 148 patients underwent repair by 6 pediatric urologists at different institutions in the United States and Europe.
Results
Tubularized incised plate repair created a functional neourethra with a vertically oriented meatus. Complications, including meatal stenoses and fistulas, occurred in 10 patients (7 percent).
Conclusions
Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty can be performed in most cases of distal hypospadias. Cosmetic results are superior to those of other popular techniques.
From the Methodist Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California, and Divisions of Urology, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, and UCLA Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California.
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