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.
King
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Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
Barker
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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