title: The hypospadias silicone loop: a method to treat strictures of the distal reconstructed urethra.
abstract: The silicone loop was used to ensure patency of the distal urethra reconstructed by a tubularized full-thickness skin graft in patients with proximal or penoscrotal hypospadias. By this method we avoid repeated dilations of the urethra and the attendant anesthesia and discomfort to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ullman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hirshowitz
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012828:Silicones; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones