[Repair of anterior hypospadias with transurethral vesical catheter: comparison of ambulatory surgery with the "between 2 diapers" catheter and traditional hospitalization].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the morbidity of ambulatory repair of anterior hypospadias with a transurethral vesical catheter (TUVC) draining the urine between 2 diapers.


METHODS
34 children divided into two comparable groups were operated for anterior hypospadias. Group A comprised 17 children operated by ambulatory surgery, with catheter drainage of urine between 2 diapers. Group B consisted of 17 children operated by a conventional inpatient procedure, with the catheter connected to a urine collector. Postoperative complications and the results of a satisfaction questionnaire sent to the parents of children in group A are reported.


RESULTS
In group A, one case of TUVC dysfunction was reported and 13 parents declared to be satisfied. One urethral fistula occurred in group B.


CONCLUSIONS
Ambulatory repair of anterior hypospadias with TUVC draining urine between 2 diapers does not induce a higher complication rate than when repair is performed by conventional hospitalisation with the TUVC connected to a urine collector. Urine drainage by TUVC is not a contraindication to ambulatory surgical repair of anterior hypospadias in children.
Mondet
F
F
Service de Chirurgie Viscérale Infantile, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France.
Johanet
S
S
Larroquet
M
M
Van Glabeke
E
E
Audry
G
G
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*