Summary
Introduction
To determine the outcome of distal hypospadias repairs performed using bipolar diathermy
(BD) for all the dissection.
Methods
Retrospective review of 310 patients undergoing distal hypospadias (264 subcoronal/distal
penile and 46 coronal/glanular) over a 11-year period. Median age at surgery was 2.0
years (range 9 months–15 years). Caudal anesthesia was performed in all patients.
All children underwent an in situ tubularization of the urethral plate, which was combined with midline incision of
the plate in 30 (10%). Preputial reconstruction was performed in 303 (98%) patients.
BD forceps was used for coagulation and for all the dissection including skin incision,
elevation of glans wings, separation of the corpus spongiosum from the corpora cavernosa,
and urethral plate incision, when deemed appropriate. The authors assessed surgical
complications and cosmetic results. The latter using the hypospadias objective score
(HOSE), with a score ≥ 14 considered as acceptable.
Results
The average operative time was 70 min. There was no postoperative bleeding or hematomas
that required surgical intervention. There were no wound infections or necrosis. Complications
occurred in 37 patients (11.9%). Urethral fistula formation was the commonest (n = 18). Postoperative persistent preputial swelling occurred in 3.5% of cases. Two
hundred twelve patients (90.6%) had a HOSE score ≥ 14, and no patient required revision
surgery for skin problems after a median follow-up of 8.1 (range 1.2–13.1) years.
Discussion
The study is limited by its retrospective nature and by the fact that a number of
other pre-operative, intra-operative, and postoperative variables can affect outcome.
Conclusions
TableResults of hypospadias repairs using the bipolar diathermy technique
| All patients (n = 310) | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Fully healed | 273 | 88.1 |
| Urethral fistula | 18 | 6 |
| Partial or total urethroplasty dehiscence | 6 | 2 |
| Complete dehiscence | 7 | 2.2 |
| Preputial fistula | 2 | 0.6 |
| Severe urethral meatal stenosis | 2 | 0.6 |
| Persistent chordee | 2 | 0.6 |
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 23, 2019
Accepted:
October 15,
2019
Received:
February 28,
2019
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