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- Management of adult patients with complications from childhood hypospadias surgery is challenging due to cosmetic issues, urinary symptoms, and psychological effects.
- Surgeons’ experience plays a crucial role in achieving successful outcomes, especially in more complex cases.
- This review assesses the complications associated with hypospadias repair in adults and analyzes existing treatment methods.
Article Abstract
The management of patients who have had complications of primary surgery for the resolution of a hypospadiac deformity remains a therapeutic challenge. Adults with complications following childhood hypospadias repairs are undoubtedly a difficult population to treat, as there is usually a cosmetic deformity, lower urinary tract symptoms, and resulting psychosexual consequences. A surgeon's experience has been and still remains an important factor in determining subsequent surgical outcomes, particularly with more severe or complex cases. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the complications of hypospadias repair that present in adults and review published experience in treating them.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658707 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11980.1 | DOI Listing |
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