title: [Half-gloving cordectomy: a modified procedure for concealed penis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for a simple surgical procedure for the treatment of concealed penis that may have better effect and less complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a modified surgical method in the treatment of 58 patients with concealed penis aged from 3 to 15 (mean 6.8) years. The operation was simplified and involved the following steps: wholly unveiling the penis glans, half-degloving the foreskins, cutting off all the adhesive fibers up to the penile suspensory ligaments, and liberating the external penis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation was successful in all the patients, with the operative time of 15 -45 (mean 33) minutes, hospital stay of 2 - 5 (mean 3.5) days, but no complications except mild foreskin edema in 5 cases. The external penis was prolonged from 0.5 - 2.8 (mean 1.4) cm preoperatively to 3.2 - 8.5 (mean 3.9) cm postoperatively. The patients were followed up for 1 -3 years, all satisfied with the length and appearance of the penis, and their sexual and reproductive functions were normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified surgical procedure for concealed penis is simple and effective, with desirable outcomes, few postoperative complications and no damage to sexual and reproductive functions.
authors: Department of Urology, Ma'anshan People's Hospital, Ma'anshan, Anhui 243000, China. docswg@sina.com
authors: Wei-Gui
authors: WG
authors: Sun
authors: Qi-Chuan
authors: QC
authors: Zheng
authors: Kun
authors: K
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D052816:Foreskin / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*