Total preputial flap: a reliable and versatile technique for urethral and penile reconstruction
Barbara Ludwikowski1, Ricardo González1
1Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Auf der Bult Kinder- und Jugendkrankenhaus , Hannover , Germany.
Frontiers in Pediatrics
|May 27, 2014
Abstract:
We revisit the technique of total preputial flap (TPF) and its application for urethroplasty, penile skin coverage of both and present our results in 43 patients (41 hypospadias, 2 epispadias). There were no instances of flap necrosis. In patients without prior attempts at reconstruction (n = 36), we observed four urethrocutaneous fistulas. TPF allowed the repair of cases of proximal hypospadias in one stage with an acceptable complication rate.


