The closure of medium to large urethral fistulas by flip flap procedure

Abstract

Urethral fistula formation is a rather frequent complication of hypospadias repair. 7 patients with medium to large urethral fistulas underwent surgery for closure of the fistulae during the years 1990 and 1991. The flip flap procedure described for the correction of distal penile hypospadias was used for repair of fistulae in these patients. The follow-up period ranged between 2-17 months. In two patients the fistulas persisted after the operation but diameter of the fistulas were decreased remarkably. Although flip flap procedure is widely used for primary hypospadias repair, its use for closure of urethral fistula is not reported in the literature.

Keywords

• Urethral fistula,Flip flap,Hypospadias

References

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