Penile and scrotal skin flaps: first choice for urethroplasty in the treatment of hypospadias / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the feasibility of the treatment of hypospadias with penile and scrotal skin flaps.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-three hypospadias patients aged 3.5-19 (mean 6. 8) years underwent urethroplasty with penile and scrotal skin flaps. All were followed up for 6 years and analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the total number of patients, 21 (91.3%) succeeded in one operation and the other 2 developed complications, including urethral fistula and urethral structure.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Penile and scrotal skin, advantageous for its adequacy, rich blood supply and contribution to high success rate of surgery, is believed to be the first choice for urethroplasty in the treatment of hypospadias.</p>