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Semin Plast Surg 2011; 25(3): 206-212
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281490
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Hypospadias Repair: An Overview of the Actual Techniques

Ramnath Subramaniam1 , Anne Francoise Spinoit2 , Piet Hoebeke2
  • 1Department of Paediatric Urology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, United Kingdom
  • 2Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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03 September 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital genital anomalies for which surgery early in life is indicated. The surgical treatment is changing progressively, often by repeating treatment strategies that have been used decades ago. Indeed, historically two-stage procedures were replaced by one-stage procedures and nowadays two-stage procedures gain new interest. The same for reconstructions using the urethral plate, which decades ago were based on the Thiersch Duplay principle. In the 1980s, preputial onlay flaps were most often used and today we see a new interest in the use of the urethral plate. The actual surgical approach to hypospadias is described and technical details are given.

KEYWORDS

Hypospadias - one-stage repair - two-stage repair

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Piet HoebekeM.D. Ph.D. 

Ghent University Hospital

De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Email: Piet.hoebeke@ugent.be

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