Outcome of Snodgrass (Tabularized Incised Plate) in Repair of Primary Distal Hypospadias with Narrow Urethral Plate

Abstract
Background: Options for urethroplasty in children with hypospadias can be classified as tubularizations of the urethral plate, skin flaps and grafts. Throughout the history of surgery for this condition flaps have been most commonly used, but in the past 10 years incision and tubularization of the urethral plate (tubularized incised-plate, TIP) has rapidly gained popularity for correcting distal, proximal and re-operative hypospadias. TIP potentially simplifies both decision-making and surgical technique, and has a low complication rate with better cosmetic results. However, careful attention to surgical details and awareness of contraindications to the procedure are needed to achieve optimal results.
Aim of Study: Outcome of Snodgrass (Tabularized Incised Plate) in repair of primary distal hypospadias with narrow urethral plate.
Patients and Methods: Twenty patients with primary distal and midpenile hypospadias were enrolled for repair with Snodgrass technique.
Demographic data, hereditary relationship, urethral plate length and width, glans width, and intraoperative time were recorded and post-operative early and late complications were observed for parents and surgeon satisfaction.
Results: Between the 20 patients, only three patients developed post-operative complication one was urethrocuta-neous fistula and two showed meatal stenosis with success rate 85%.
Conclusion: Tubularized incised plate in repair of primary distal and midpenile hypospadias successfully fulfils all traditional hypospadias repair criteria. It offers a viable option in the management of primary hypospadias with a narrow urethral plate.