Penoplasty with T-shaped incision and three-point fixation for concealed penis / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>Objective</b>To search for a safe and effective method of penoplasty with low incidence of complications for concealed penis by evaluating penoplasty with T-shaped incision and three-point fixation in comparison with modified Devine's technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed 169 cases of concealed penis treated in our center by penoplasty with T-shaped incision and three-point fixation (group A, n = 110) or modified Devine's surgery (group B, n = 59). We compared the operation time, postoperative complications, and recurrence rate between the two groups of patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Operations were successfully completed in all the cases, the urinary catheters removed at 3 days and the elastic bandages applied for 2 to 4 weeks. The patients were followed up for 4 to 12 months. The penis was satisfactorily exposed. The operative time was significantly shorter in group A than in B (［52.8 ± 6.9］ vs ［61.5 ± 10.6］ min, P < 0.001), the postoperative complication rate was obviously lower in the former than in the latter (prepuce edema 17.27% ［19/110］ vs 33.89% ［20/59］, P = 0.021; bleeding 0.90% ［1/110］ vs 3.38% ［2/59］, P = 0.552; skin necrosis 0.90% ［1/110］ vs 5.08% ［3/59］, P = 0.123; skin infection 0.90% ［1/110］ vs 5.08% ［3/59］, P = 0.123), and so was the recurrence rate (0.90% ［1/110］ vs 6.77% ［4/59］, P = 0.032).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Penoplasty with T-shaped incision and three-point fixation deserves to be popularized clinically for its advantages of minor invasion, clear exposure, reliable penile fixation, low incidence of postoperative complications and recurrence, and satisfactory outcomes.</p>