'Pseudospongioplasty' in the repair of a urethral diverticulum.

Objectives: To describe a technique for repairing urethral diverticula which includes neourethral reconstruction and increasing the mechanical support of the neourethra.

Patients And Methods: Between February 1995 and May 2000, 267 patients with proximal hypospadias underwent a one-stage penile skin longitudinal flap urethroplasty. The overall postoperative complication rate was 20%; a diverticulum formed in 24 patients (9%) and in all it was repaired.