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Multicentric Experience on Double Dartos Flap Protection In Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty For Distal And Midpenile Hypospadias

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Pediatric Surgery International December 2011, Volume 27, Issue 12, pp 1331-1336
Year of Publication: 
2011
Authors: 
Bertozzi M
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Yıldız A
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Kamal B
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Mustafa M
Urology Department, Rafidia Teaching Hospital, An-najah University School of Medicine, Nablus, West-Bank, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Prestipino M
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Yiğiter M
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Al-Darawany H
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Oral A
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Nardi N
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Appignani A
S. C. di Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

Purpose We report a multicenter experience using double dartos flap to protect the neourethra in TIP urethroplasty for distal and midpenile hypospadias.
Methods A total of 394 patients underwent tubularized incised plate urethroplasty for primary distal and midpenile hypospadias using double dartos flap protection by ten pediatric surgeons and urologists at five different institutions.
Results Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty protected by a double dartos flap was simple to perform and flaps were easy to obtain. Complications occurred in 23 patients (5.83%): fistulas 1.01% (4 cases), stenosis 0.25% (1 case), mild stenosis 2.53% (10 cases), dehiscence of ventral cutis 0.50% (2 cases) and penile torsion 1.26% (5 cases). All fistulae had a spontaneous resolution.
Conclusion Double dartos flap to protect tubularized incised plate urethroplasty is safe with a low complication rate. The neourethra is covered entirely with a double layer of vascularized tissue and the double coverage appears a good choice for preventing urethrocutaneous fistula formation.

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