title: Tunica vaginalis urethroplasty.
abstract: Tunica vaginalis on a vascular pedicle was tubularized and used as a urethra to repair hypospadias in three difficult cases. This is the first report of tunica vaginalis utilized for a urethral reconstruction in humans. This new surgical technique is described.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah Medical Center, Pediatric Urology, Salt Lake City.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cartwright
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*