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This paper presents a newly developed simple procedure using overlapping vascularized dorsal dartos subcutaneous flaps to cover the neourethra after hypospadias correction. A 3-year old boy with distal hypospadias underwent the tubularized incised plate urethroplasty using this method. Postoperative complications, which include urethrocutaneous fistula, were not observed, but the glans did exhibit a vertical, slit-like meatus. Covering the neourethra with overlapping dorsal dartos flaps is expected to prevent the development of urethrocutaneous fistula in patients with distal hypospadias.
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Fuse, H., Akashi, T., Yasuda, K. et al. Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty for distal hypospadia, using overlapping dorsal subcutaneous flaps. Int Urol Nephrol 34, 535–537 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025610800998
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