Latest Advances

  • Condition: Hypospadias
  • Journal: African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS
  • Treatment Used: Polydioxanone (PDS) and Polyglactin (Vicryl)
  • Number of Patients: 50
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The study researched the outcomes of Polydioxanone (PDS) and Polyglactin (Vicryl) for patients with hypospadias.
  • Condition: Distal Hypospadias
  • Journal: Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology
  • Treatment Used: Mathieu Rethroplasty
  • Number of Patients: 72
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The study researched the outcomes of Mathieu Rethroplasty for treating distal hypospadias.
  • Condition: Proximal Hypospadias Associated with Severe Chordee
  • Journal: Pediatric surgery international
  • Treatment Used: Two-stage Bracka Versus Byar's Repair
  • Number of Patients: 142
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In this study, researchers compared the outcomes of two-stage Bracka versus Byar's repair for the treatment of proximal hypospadias associated with severe chordee.
  • Condition: Redo-Hypospadias and Anterior Urethral Defects
  • Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
  • Treatment Used: Human Amniotic Membrane Allograft
  • Number of Patients: 28
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This study evaluated the use of human amniotic membrane (inner layer of the placenta which surrounds the baby during pregnancy) allograft (the fluid is derived from someone who is not the patient receiving treatment) to prevent urethrocutaneous fistula (unwanted opening in the groin area where urine may leak out) after tubularized incised plate repair (incision is made along the edges of the urethral plate and the penis is degloved) for redo-hypospadias (birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis instead of at the tip) and anterior urethral defects.
  • Condition: Distal Hypospadias in the Narrow Urethral Plate
  • Journal: Journal of pediatric urology
  • Treatment Used: Snodgrass Versus Snodgraft Operation
  • Number of Patients: 60
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In this study, researchers compared the outomces of the Snodgrass versus Snodgraft operation for the treatment of distal hypospadias in the narrow urethral plate.
  • Condition: Localized penile cancer
  • Journal: Brachytherapy
  • Treatment Used: High-dose-rate brachytherapy
  • Number of Patients: 7
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The study researched the outcomes of high-dose-rate brachytherapy for patients with localized penile cancer.
  • Condition: Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO)
  • Journal: European journal of pediatrics
  • Treatment Used: Medication and Surgery
  • Number of Patients: 0
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This article provides an update for balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO), a severe, chronic, dermatosis characterized by inflammatory, sclerotic, pruritic lesions that affects the foreskin and glans in boys, and its treatments.
  • Condition: Redo Hypospadias Repair
  • Journal: Journal of pediatric urology
  • Treatment Used: Staged Lingual Mucosal Graft (LMG) Urethroplasty
  • Number of Patients: 47
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This study presented the outcomes for redo hypospadias (urethra on underside of penis) repair using lingual mucosal graft (LMG).
  • Condition: Male-to-Female Gender Reassignment Surgery
  • Journal: Urology
  • Treatment Used: Penile-Inversion Vaginoplasty
  • Number of Patients: 240
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This study reported outcomes, complications, and risk factors of a population cohort undergoing male-to-female gender affirmation surgery via penile-inversion vaginoplasty by a single surgeon at a large academic institution.
  • Condition: Proximal Hypospadia
  • Journal: Pediatric surgery international
  • Treatment Used: Staged Transverse Preputial Island Flap Urethroplasty
  • Number of Patients: 102
  • Published —
This study tested the safety and efficacy of using a staged transverse preputial island flap urethroplasty to treat patients with proximal hypospadia.
  • Condition: Hypospadias
  • Journal: African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS
  • Treatment Used: Primary repair of hypospadias using tunica vaginalis (TV) flap
  • Number of Patients: 0
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This study evaluated several techniques to treat hypospadias, they compared outcomes of primary repair of hypospadias using tunica vaginalis (TV) flap with those using preputial dartos (PD) fascia.
  • Condition: Distal Hypospadias Repair
  • Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
  • Treatment Used: Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Covering Urethroplasty vs. Dartos Flap
  • Number of Patients: 180
  • Published —
This study compared the outcome and complication rate of the platelet-rich plasma applied as a coverage layer and dartos flap layer during primary repair of distal hypospadias (abnormally placed urethra).
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