The selective use of a single-stage and a two-stage technique for hypospadias correction in 157 consecutive cases
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|July 17, 1998
Abstract:
This paper establishes the aim of normal function and appearance in hypospadias surgery. In order to meet this aim we have used a combination of a single-stage and a two-stage repair, both incorporating foreskin reconstruction. The technique of single-stage repair is illustrated using operative photographs. Our experience with 157 repairs in a 3-year period is described. Thirty-five single-stage repairs were completed with no complications; 122 two-stage repairs were carried out, in which a 5% fistula rate was achieved in primary cases. Salvage reconstruction had a higher incidence of complications.
