Prefabricated partial distal urethral in 2-staged repair of proximal hypospadias with severe chordee.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a new technique for staged hypospadias repair in which the urethral plate is divided and tubularized transverse island flap prefabricated partial distal urethral at the time of the first stage.


METHODS
Sixteen patients with proximal hypospadias associated with severe chordee were operated on using a new staged technique. At the time of the first stage, the urethral plate was divided and chordee was corrected. Then tubularized transverse island flap was used to prefabricate partial distal urethra. The defective urethra was repaired using the Thiersch-Duplay principle at the second stage.


RESULTS
All participants have completed both stages of the operation. The mean follow-up duration was 18.4 months (range from 6 to 72 months). In the first-stage surgery, the modified tabularized transverse preputial island flap was performed on 6 patients, whereas the modified preputial double-faced island flap was performed on the other 10 patients. All of the prefabricated partial distal neourethras had no evidence of stenosis or scarring. The result of the second-stage procedure was a complete penis with integrated urethral. All patients were satisfied with cosmetic and functional results. Neither stricture nor diverticula was observed. A good urinary stream during the urination was attained in 12 (75.0%) patients. Four cases (25.0%) developed urethrocutaneous fistula after the second stage repair.


CONCLUSIONS
In our preliminary series, this procedure improved functional and cosmetic results. It may be applicable to most cases of proximal hypospadias. Even when complications occur, they are less severe compared to those of the traditional staged approach.
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Qiang
ZQ
Fan
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Jian-Tao
JT
Sun
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Xue-Hun
XH
Huangfu
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Guo-Xiao
GX
Chen
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Jian-Wei
JW
Hao
Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, and The Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University People's Republic of China.
Zhong-Hua
ZH
Liu
Hypospadias; penis; staged repair; urethra surgical flaps