title: [Urethroplasty with transection of urethral orifice and preservation and lengthening of urethral plate: highly applicable to the treatment of hypospadias].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the feasibility of urethroplasty with transection of the urethral orifice and preservation and lengthening of the urethral plate in the treatment of hypospadias.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight patients with hypospadias (18 of the coronal type, 21 the penile type, 8 the penoscrotal type and 1 the perineal type) underwent urethroplasty with transection of the urethral orifice and preservation and lengthening of the urethral plate. The surgical effects were observed by following up the patients for 3-27 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One-stage surgical success was achieved in 44 of the cases, with satisfactory functional and cosmetic results but no complications. Two cases developed urinary fistula and another 2 urethral stricture, but all cured by the second surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urethroplasty with transection of the urethral orifice and preservation and lengthening of the urethral plate is a simple, safe and effective surgical procedure for the treatment of hypospadias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First People's Hospital of Yulin, Yulin, Guangxi 537000, China. wangwenminw@163.com
authors.forename: Wen-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Feng
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods