Open AccessOutcome of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with spongioplasty alone as additional tissue cover: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Amilal Bhat,
Karamveer Sabharwal,
Mahakshit Bhat,
Ramakishan Saran,
Manish Singla,
Vinay Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.134234
Subject(s) - corpus spongiosum , medicine , chordee , hypospadias , urethroplasty , meatus , surgery , glans , fistula , urethra , meatal stenosis , urology , penis
Additional cover after neourethra formation to decrease the fistula rate, has been described using the dartos, tunica, denuded skin and corpus spongiosum. The use of corpus spongiosum alone to cover the neourethra is infrequent. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of spongioplasty alone as an intervening layer in the prevention of urethral fistula following tubularized incised plate urethroplasty (TIPU).