title: Is it possible to create a slit-like meatus without incising the urethral plate?
abstract: A series of hypospadias repairs using the Mathieu and V-incision-sutured (MAVIS) technique, aiming to achieve a normal-looking,vertical, slit-like meatus in 32 patients was reviewed. A Mathieu procedure was performed in 26 patients as a primary repair and in 3 as a rescue operation. In another 3 patients who had severe proximal hypospadias with failed repair, techniques other than Mathieu's were used. Good cosmetic and functional results were achieved in all patients. There were no complications such as fistula or stricture formation. The MAVIS meatoplasty creates a natural-looking, slit-like glanular meatus in both distal and proximal hypospadias, even in complicated cases.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekant
authors.forename: Cemile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beşik
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emir
authors.forename: S N Cenk
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Büyükünal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male