REPAIR OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY

In 1992 a retrospective review was conducted of 190 patients evaluated and treated for complications of hypospadias surgery during 1979 thro ugh 1990 at the Devine Center for Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Children's Hospital of the Ki ng's Daughters. We could not contact 13 patients and 8 are awaiting a second stage procedure. Of the 177 patients 167 (94.35%) have had a su ccessful outcome, defined as a controllable urinary stream, functional erection and an acceptable cosmetic appearance, and 2 (1.13%) are con sidered failures. Details of presenting problems, surgical techniques and recent modifications of these procedures are presented.