[Correction of hypospadias with a preputial flap--personal experience]

In the period 1985-1989 correction of hypospadia was performed in 187 children aged 2-14 yrs. Praeputial flap was used in 54 patients with penile and scrotal hypospadia. Ombrédanne's operation in one or two stages was used in 35 cases, while Perovis's method vas used in 19 patients. Fistulas occurred in 8% of the cases. However, the achieved results did not differ significantly. Cases of meatal or neourethral stenosis were not recorded. Both techniques resulted in satisfactory cosmetic and functional outcome.