Vascularized urethroplasty flaps. The use of vascularized flaps of preputial and penopreputial skin for urethral reconstruction in hypospadias.
The long-term growth potential offered by vascularized urethroplasty flaps has allowed the author to operate on patients with hypospadias between 8 months and 2 years of age with excellent morphofunctional and psychological results and a short hospitalization. The author argues that the one-stage procedure is the best approach, supported by an analysis of more than 5000 cases treated in the Plastic Surgery Department of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome since 1972.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*