A comparative study of polydioxanone (PDS) and polyglactin (Vicryl) in hypospadias repair.

Background: Hypospadias is a fairly common problem, and it is the most common genital congenital anomaly.

Objective: This study was carried out to compare polyglactin and polydioxanone in hypospadias repair by assessing the rate of complications, especially urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF) formation.

Patients And Methods: This is a prospective observational cross-sectional hospital-based study carried out at the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ribat University Hospital, from June 2015 to November 2016.