ABSTRACT
Background: The Tubularized Incised Urethral Plate (TIP) urethroplasty is a widely accepted technique among urologists and heavily used in their centers. This technique was developed by Snodgrass in 1994 for repairing varied degrees of hypospadias. Aim: This paper aims at analyzing and evaluating our early experience and the outcomes of using TIP urethroplasty technique. Therefore, the results have to be assessed in a large series. Methods: In this prospective study, 95 patients with varying hypospadiac meatus levels who experienced the procedure of TIP. During the entire sampling period, patients had varying degrees of hypospadias ranging from glanular to penoscrotal (glanular 2, coronal/subcoronal 37, distal shaft 30, mid-shaft 10, proximal shaft 5 and penoscrotal 11). Results: The overall success rate of TIP procedure repair of hypospadias was 87.4%; whereas the overall reoperation rate was 12.6%. The highest percentage was for those with failed previous repair (secondary). The average duration of the procedure was 58.6±18.4 minutes. Nearly a third of the patients developed one or more postoperative major complication. The total rate of fistula was 12.6%, with "10.6% in primary distal, 15.9% in primary proximal and 20% in secondary repair". Sixteen cases had a mild degree of "meatal stenosis" (16.8%), but all were managed by simple dilatation at the office or at home using 8 F feedingtube. Conclusion: The outcomes demonstrated that the TIP procedure is a quick, safe and reliable technique. Additionally, it can provide excellent cosmoses and function with few complications and acceptable reoperation rate.