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Double‐breasted Technique for the Repair of Urethral Fistulas after Hypospadias Surgery
Author(s) -
LAU J. T. K.,
ONG G. B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13530.x
Subject(s) - hypospadias , urethroplasty , medicine , surgery , fistula , urethra
Summary— Urethral fistula formation after urethroplasty for hypospadias is a frequent occurrence. Repeated failures can occur even after multiple attempts at repair. A surgical procedure is described using the double‐breasted principle to treat these resistant cases. Twenty‐four patients were operated on using this technique and have been followed up from 6 to 27 months. There were 3 failures in the earlier cases but these patients were cured by a repeat of the procedure.