title: Apposing suture lines as an important factor towards neo-urethral fistulation in hypospadias surgery in children.
abstract: Apposing suture lines as a contributing factor to neo-urethral fistulation after urethroplasty for hypospadias are studied in 51 children. Urethroplasty using apposing suture lines resulted in 36.4% fistulation as compared with an 11.1% fistulation rate using a non-apposing arrangement.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*