The risk factors of Urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery in the youth population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current research aims to evaluate the risk factors of urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery among the youth in China.

Methods

One hundred twenty hypospadias patients were enrolled in our study. All of them were defined as Tanner 4 or 5. The information collected from the participants include age, urethral operation history, urinary comorbidities before operation, urine test before operation, body temperature before and after operation, type of surgical repair, chordee degree, urethral defect length and whether received vesicostomy after surgery or not. Independent t test, chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were performed to evaluate the risk factor of urethrocutaneous fistula.

Results

Among the enrolled patients, 39 patien

SUBMITTER: Sheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6057100 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature