Surgery for distal hypospadias: what about the catheter?

Maria-Grazia Scarpa; Giordano Perin; Massimo Di Grazia; Daniela Codrich; Federica Pederiva; Edoardo Guida; Maria Antonietta Lembo; Antonio Giannotta; JÃ¼rgen Schleef

doi:10.4081/pmc.2017.145

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Surgery for distal hypospadias: what about the catheter?

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Maria-Grazia Scarpa – articles in this journal Corresponding author Email Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Giordano Perin – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Massimo Di Grazia – articles in this journal Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Daniela Codrich – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Federica Pederiva – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Edoardo Guida – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Maria Antonietta Lembo – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Antonio Giannotta – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
JÃ¼rgen Schleef – articles in this journal Pediatric Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

Published: 28 September 2017
Issue: Vol. 39 No. 3 (2017)
Section: Articles
DOI: 10.4081/pmc.2017.145

Abstract

No agreed recommendations exist for timing of urethral stent removal, after distal hypospadias surgery. We compared our preliminary case series with outcomes from literature: 18/44 patients were treated with catheter and 26/44 without it. The surgical outcome was comparable in the two groups. After hypospadias surgery, the main advantage of the immediate postoperative catheter removal was the shorter hospital stay without negatively affecting the care and home management.

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Received: 6 November 2016
Accepted: 22 August 2017
Published: 28 September 2017

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Surgery for distal hypospadias: what about the catheter? (2017). La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica, 39(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2017.145

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