Open AccessUtilization of urethral plate in hypospadias surgery
Author(s) -
Warren Snodgrass
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0970-1591.40615
Subject(s) - hypospadias , medicine , urethroplasty , urethra , surgery , chordee , contraindication , alternative medicine , pathology
Recognition the urethral plate comprises tissues that normally should have created the urethra was an important milestone in hypospadias surgery, giving rise to new operative repairs - most notably the tubularized incised plate technique. This article reviews the current state of the art for hypospadias repair using tubularized, incised plate (TIP).