Ventral lengthening is preferable to combined ventral lengthening and dorsal plication for penile length in hypospadias with severe ventral curvature.

Lizhe Hu, Hongbo Liu, Xiang Yan, Guangjie Chen, Wei Ru

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Lizhe Hu *Department of Urology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.

Hongbo Liu *Department of Urology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.

Xiang YanDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.

Guangjie ChenDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.

Wei RuDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China. ruwei@zju.edu.cn.

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Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province and the National Natural Science Foundation of China LGD22H050002

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Abstract

This study aims to compare the effects of ventral lengthening (VL) versus ventral lengthening combined with dorsal plication (VL + DP) techniques on penile length in hypospadias. Clinical data were retrospectively collected from patients who underwent hypospadias repairs with urethral plate transection between March 2017 and June 2023. Patients were divided into VL group and VL + DP group based on the curvature correction techniques. Two novel parameters—penile lengthening ratio (PLR) and curvature-adjusted penile lengthening ratio (CPLR)—were introduced to evaluate the effectiveness of penile lengthening. A total of 103 male patients with hypospadias and severe ventral curvature were included. In patients with a curvature degree after degloving (CDAD) greater than 45°, the CPLR was significantly higher in the VL group compared to that in the VL + DP group (0.0101 ± 0.0028 vs. 0.0085 ± 0.0024, p = 0.026). Among patients with proximal hypospadias, the CPLR in the VL group was significantly higher than that in the VL + DP group (0.0106 ± 0.0024 vs. 0.0093 ± 0.0026, p = 0.041). In patients with CDAD > 45° or proximal hypospadias, VL demonstrated superior penile elongation compared to VL + DP.

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HypospadiasPenisUrologic Surgical Procedures, MaleChildChild, PreschoolHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUrethraCurvature correctionDorsal plicationHypospadiasPenile lengthUrethral plate transectionVentral lengthening

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PMID41698986

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-38874-0

PMCPMC13000189

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