ArticleAfrican journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS
A useful tip for preventing surgical site infections after hypospadias repair. A single surgeon's experience of 376 cases.
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- Interrupted vs. continuous suture urethroplasty in tubularised incised plate hypospadias: an updated systematic review & meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Pooled it
- Nomogram-based prediction of postoperative complications in patients with hypospadias after perididymis covering.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of a 3-day transparent film dressing protocol after hypospadias repair.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Outcomes of Hypospadias Repair Based on Surgical Techniques: A 4-Year Retrospective Study.Research and reports in urology · 2024Article
- Current perspectives in hypospadias research: A scoping review of articles published in 2021 (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeWe report the efficacy of pre- and post-operative showering for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) and urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn 2006, standardised pre- and postoperative showering was introduced for hypospadias patients. Showering involves washing the genitals and groin 2 h preoperatively as well as immediately after the removal of a stent postoperatively. Data from 520 procedures performed on 376 hypospadias patients by a single surgeon from 1996 to 2015 were collected prospectively. The shower (S) group comprised 258 patients (372 procedures) and the nonshower group comprised 118 patients (148 procedures). Management protocols were identical for two groups.
resultsPatient demographics were similar. SSIs were significantly less in the S group (0% vs. 2.0%; P < 0.05). The incidence of fistulas was lower in the S group (2.0% vs. 6.3%). The mean duration of follow-up was significantly shorter in the S group (3.6 vs. 12.8 years; P < 0.05) but longer than the mean time taken for complications to develop (0.4 years).
conclusionsOur results suggest that pre- and post-operative showering may contribute to preventing SSIs and fistulas in hypospadias patients.
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