One stage repair in Hypospadias by prepucial island flap technique
Surgical repair of hypospadias has taxed the skills of surgeons the world over. One stage repair is preferable as it decreases operative trauma, allows use of virgin unscarred skin, decreases number of hospitalisations and hence is economical. During last 4 years the author has managed 60 cases of h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2003;volume=36;issue=1;spage=18;epage=22;aulast=Dogra |
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| Summary: | Surgical repair of hypospadias has taxed the skills of surgeons the world over. One stage repair is preferable as it decreases operative trauma, allows use of virgin unscarred skin, decreases number of hospitalisations and hence is economical. During last 4 years the author has managed 60 cases of hypospadias and their complications in a tertiary care service hospital. The author has randomly used onlay prepucial flap technique and tubularisation of prepucial flap in roughly equal number of cases of hypospadias to assess the advantages and limitations of these techniques in service clientele and their dependents. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0358 |