Abstract
Most cases of hypospadias, regardless of severity, are associated with a prepuce that could be sufficient to create a neourethra to bridge the existing gap and cover the repair with skin. Success is in a major part dependent on three preconditions:
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The inner layer of the prepuce has to be long enough.
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The epithelial surface of the prepuce has to be ade quate.
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The subcutaneous tissue between the outer and in ner layer of the prepuce has to be sufficient and carry enough blood vessels for vascularisation of the two layers.
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Zachariou, Z. (2004). Blood Supply of the Penile Skin. In: Hadidi, A.T., Azmy, A.F. (eds) Hypospadias Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07841-9_6
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