TY - JOUR
T1 - Is only meatoplasty a legitimate surgical solution for extreme distal hypospadias? A long-term follow-up after adolescence
AU - Mor, Y.
AU - Ramon, J.
AU - Jonas, P.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Objective. To review the long-term outcome of glanular hypospadias repair for extreme distal hypospadias based on simple dorsal Browne meatoplasty and circumcision, with particular attention to patient satisfaction. Patients and methods. A review of medical records identified 124 patients who underwent surgery for hypospadias between 1970 and 1979. Their age at operation ranged from 3 months to 13 years. The operation, performed as a day-case, included dorsal Browne meatoplasty for meatal advancement, based upon the Heineke-Mikulicz principle, using three absorbable sutures and often circumcision. There were no immediate complications. A questionnaire was sent to 111 patients whose present address was available. Two patients had died since the operation and of the 109 remaining patients, 43 (39%) replied. Results. The patients were aged 16-31 years at the time of assessment, giving a follow-up of 18 (13-23) years. Seven of the 43 patients were married. Seven patients had complained of some difficulties with urination, four reporting a poor urinary flow. The stream was directed forward in 32 patients and to some degree downwards in 11, still enabling all the patients to urinate while standing with a single stream. Thirty-two patients had had sexual experience, with no functional problems. Twenty-three defined their penile appearance as normal and 20 as abnormal. Overall, 24 (56%) reported complete satisfaction, 11 (25%) partial satisfaction and eight (19%) were dissatisfied with the surgical result. Conclusion. As there are few published reports about the long-term outcome and patient satisfaction after hypospadias repair, it is difficult to draw clear conclusions. However, this simple procedure is a legitimate surgical option for extremely distal glanular hypospadias.
AB - Objective. To review the long-term outcome of glanular hypospadias repair for extreme distal hypospadias based on simple dorsal Browne meatoplasty and circumcision, with particular attention to patient satisfaction. Patients and methods. A review of medical records identified 124 patients who underwent surgery for hypospadias between 1970 and 1979. Their age at operation ranged from 3 months to 13 years. The operation, performed as a day-case, included dorsal Browne meatoplasty for meatal advancement, based upon the Heineke-Mikulicz principle, using three absorbable sutures and often circumcision. There were no immediate complications. A questionnaire was sent to 111 patients whose present address was available. Two patients had died since the operation and of the 109 remaining patients, 43 (39%) replied. Results. The patients were aged 16-31 years at the time of assessment, giving a follow-up of 18 (13-23) years. Seven of the 43 patients were married. Seven patients had complained of some difficulties with urination, four reporting a poor urinary flow. The stream was directed forward in 32 patients and to some degree downwards in 11, still enabling all the patients to urinate while standing with a single stream. Thirty-two patients had had sexual experience, with no functional problems. Twenty-three defined their penile appearance as normal and 20 as abnormal. Overall, 24 (56%) reported complete satisfaction, 11 (25%) partial satisfaction and eight (19%) were dissatisfied with the surgical result. Conclusion. As there are few published reports about the long-term outcome and patient satisfaction after hypospadias repair, it is difficult to draw clear conclusions. However, this simple procedure is a legitimate surgical option for extremely distal glanular hypospadias.
KW - Cosmesis
KW - Follow-up
KW - Hypospadias
KW - Meatoplasty
KW - Meatotomy
KW - Penis
KW - Satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00488.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00488.x
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C2 - 10691834
AN - SCOPUS:0034048350
SN - 1464-4096
VL - 85
SP - 501
EP - 503
JO - BJU International
JF - BJU International
IS - 4
ER -