title: Urethrocutaneous fistula repair after hypospadias surgery: comparison of two methods of repair.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Aim of the study was to compare the success rates of simple multilayered repair with repair using local flap of urethrocutaneous ﬁstulae after hypospadias surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The charts of 45 children who developed ﬁstulae after hypospadias repair were reviewed; 23 had a multilayered repair of the ﬁstulae, whereas 22 had a repair using a local skin flap.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The success rate was 82.6% for simple multilayered repair and 95.5% for a repair using a local skin flap.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Repair using a local skin flap for urethrocutaneous ﬁstulae after hypospadias surgery is not significantly of better success rate than simple multilayered repair.
authors.affiliation: Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan - hashemmomani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Momani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jabaiti
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Awwad
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Qudaisat
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery