title: Fistula advancement operation in the treatment of selected cases of persistently recurrent urethrocutaneous fistula following distal penile hypospadias repair.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypospadias fistula may be a persistently recurrent problem in some cases. The present paper describes a urethral mobilization procedure as a new way to solve this problem.
  
  
  METHODS
  The procedure was performed on seven children suffering from recurrent hypospadias fistula that had failed more than once to be repaired by the classic ways of closure. Selection of suitable cases should be done intra-operatively, when urethral mobilization has successfully allowed the fistula opening to easily reach the glans top. The described procedure is an extensive urethral mobilization that advances the fistula opening to the neomeatus at the glans top through a glanular tunnel.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation resulted in a straight penis with the neomeatus at the glans top in all seven children, without complications, over a period of 6-18 months follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fistula advancement operation, as it is called by the author, can, in selected cases, solve the problem of persistently recurrent hypospadias fistula with a high success rate. Thus, the author recommends that this technique is added to urologists' armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marzouk
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*