A Moditied Island Flap Technique For Repair of Severe Hypospadias / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To present a moified technique of island flap (Duckett+Perovic's method)for repair of severe hypospadias.Methods Between January 1996 and May 2002,26 cases of severe hypospadias were repairs using Perovic's method in a lonely or using Duckett's method plus Perovic's method.In all patients,we employed island flaps in one stage.Suprapubic diversion was used for drainage,and 10F or 12F tube was inserted to the proximal end of new urethra.Ceftriaxone was used after the operation on all of patients for one week.Urethral tubes were removed at 6 or 8 days postoperation and the suprapubic tubes at 10 or 12 days postoperation.Results One stage healing was successfully achieved in 23 patients.Three patients suffered from fistula,of them were healed through re-operation at six months later.After the operation,normal function was recovered and perfect appearance was achieved.Conclusion The result of repair turned out to be satisfactory and we believe that the technique is a good alternative for severe hypospadias.