Objective: To study the effect of tubularizing the urethral plate in DPH in children using 2 different absorbable suture materials, rapidly absorbable, braided 6/0 Vicryl and slowly absorbable monofilament 6/0 Polydioxanone, on complication rates. Patients and methods: A prospective, randomized controlled study conducted at the Urology Department, Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, Abou El Reesh, between September 2021 and September 2022. A total of 69 boys aged between 8 and 120 months with DPH were randomly divided into 2 groups: group(A) Vicryl included 39 boys and group(B) PDS included 30 boys. All boys were uncircumcised with no chordee and were primary repairs. TIP was the surgical technique used by a single pediatric urologist. Follow up was performed in outpatient clinic at 7 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. The complications and reoperation rates for both groups were compared.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
69
TIP hypospadias repair
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
complication rate
urethrocutaneous fistula, wound infection, wound dehiscence, overall complications, and reoperation rates
Time frame: one year
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