The management of hypospadias.
A prospective study of hypospadias management is reported in this paper. Over a period of 4 years, 88 children with hypospadias were operated on according to a set schedule of age and anatomical defect. An analysis of these cases is presented and as a result of the study, recommendations regarding the timing and type of surgery according to defect are made. The report emphasizes the importance of early operation (less than 18/12 of age) using one stage procedures, and proposing that hospital stay can be shortened considerably by sending patients home with their catheters in situ.
Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps