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Skin Graft For Treatment Of Crippled Hypospadias, Ahmed Salem, Khaled Abd Elhaleem Hefny, Mohammad El Sayed Daboos, Amr Mohamed Elsayed
Skin Graft For Treatment Of Crippled Hypospadias, Ahmed Salem, Khaled Abd Elhaleem Hefny, Mohammad El Sayed Daboos, Amr Mohamed Elsayed
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: Hypospadias is one of the most frequent birth defects, with an incidence of 1 in every 300 births. After several attempts at hypospadias surgery, the term "crippled hypospadias" has been used to describe patients with unresolved functional problems. Aim of the work: To evaluate the outcome of a two-stage skin graft for treatment of crippled hypospadias regarding graft uptake, penile reconstruction Patients and Method: This clinical study was done in Al-Azhar University Hospital on 15 cases presenting with crippled hypospadias from May 2021 to Oct 2022. After preoperative preparation, all patients were submitted for two-stage skin graft urethroplasty. Results: …