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Novel technique for correcting penile curvature with severe hypospadias; Ventral lengthening with tunica vaginalis flap patching
Author(s) -
HAYASHI YUTARO,
KOJIMA YOSHIYUKI,
MIZUNO KENTARO,
NAKANE AKIHIRO,
KUROKAWA SATOSHI,
KOHRI KENJIRO
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01018.x
Subject(s) - tunica vaginalis , tunica albuginea (penis) , penile curvature , hypospadias , penis , medicine , tunica , anatomy , surgery , peyronie's disease
The adequate correction of penile curvature is essential for successful hypospadias surgery. We describe a novel technique to correct severe penile curvature with a tunica vaginalis flap on the penile ventrum. We applied a tunica vaginalis flap to lengthen the ventral aspect of the tunica albuginea in two boys with significant curvature and proximal hypospadias. Tunica vaginalis flap patching to the ventral aspect of the penis is safe and technically feasible. If penile curvature is severe or the penis is small in hypospadiac patients, lengthening the ventral aspect using a tunica vaginalis flap is likely to expand instead of dorsal plication or ventral graft.