title: [Congenital penile curvature (chordee without hypospadias): surgical treatment for correction of penile curvature and/or buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty].
abstract: Presented are the cases of 19 boys with ventral penile curvature without hypospadias. The cases were categorised into three groups according to the severity of the anomaly. In group I were 7 boys with ventral penile curvature affecting the shortening of the frenulum with skin tethering. The anomaly was corrected by fraenulotomy and, in 4 boys, by ventral "V" and "Y" penile skinplasty with excellent cosmetic results. In group II were 10 boys with an evident chordee. In 4 boys, the chordee was of type III according to Devin-Horton. A chordectomy was done with a "V" and "Y" skinplasty with very good result. The remaining 6 cases were chordee type II according to D-H. The same treatment was undertaken here, but with an additional Nesbit's dorsal tunica albuginea plication in 4 boys and a 50% success (3 of 6). In group III were 5 boys, 3 previously failed chordectomy from group II and 2 with "skin urethra" type chordee I according to D-H. All boys in this group were treated for urethroplasty with autologous buccal mucosal graft. Good results were obtained in 3 of 5 (60%). Successful outcome was achieved in both cases with "skin urethra" not previously treated. The results of our urethroplasty with buccal mucosa agree with those in literature. In the treatment of chordee without hypospadias, where it was necessary to reconstruct the urethra there was a constant problem of the shortage of local tissue, so we believe that buccal mucosa is a good choice.
authors.affiliation: Opća bolnica Varazdin, Znanstvena jedinica i odjel za djecju kirurgiju.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000637:transplantation; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods