title: Correction of distal hypospadias: ventral adaption of the prepuce and meatal advancement.
abstract: In distal hypospadias without chordee, surgical correction has a purely cosmetic character. In contrast to standard techniques focusing on meatal position, parents often regard the redundant dorsal prepuce and its missing ventral fusion as the essential constituent of this malformation. The operative technique, presented in detail, emphasizes on foreskin reconstruction. The ventral adaption of the prepuce (VAP procedure) results in a penis with normal appearance. Complications presented reveal the importance of proper patient selection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mannheim Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, FRG.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Persson-Jünemann
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Seemann
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Köhrmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Potempa
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Jünemann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alken
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery