A modified fixation technique for the treatment of buried penis in children.

Xu Cui; Bing-jing Gao; Liu Chen; Wen-hua Huang; Chao-ming Zhou

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A modified fixation technique for the treatment of buried penis in children.

Author: Xu CUI ¹ ; Bing-Jing GAO ² ; Liu CHEN ¹ ; Wen-Hua HUANG ¹ ; Chao-Ming ZHOU ¹
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1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
2. Central Sterile Supply Department, Fujian Provincial Hospital South Branch, Fuzhou 350001, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: buried penis; modified fixation technique; penile retraction
MeSH: Female; Pregnancy; Male; Humans; Child; Retrospective Studies; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male/methods*; Penis/surgery*; China; Contracture
From: Asian Journal of Andrology 2023;25(1):78-81
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: For many years, surgical treatment of buried penis in children has been researched by several scholars, and numerous methods exist. This study aimed to explore the clinical effect of a modified fixation technique in treating buried penis in children. Clinical data of 94 patients with buried penis who were treated using the modified penile fixation technique from March 2017 to February 2019 in Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital (Fuzhou, China) were retrospectively collected, compared, and analyzed. Clinical data of 107 patients with buried penis who were treated using traditional penile fixation technique from February 2014 to February 2017 were chosen for comparison. The results showed that at 6 months and 12 months after surgery, the penile lengths in the modified penile fixation group were longer than those in the traditional penile fixation group (both P < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative skin contracture and penile retraction in the modified penile fixation group was less than that in the traditional penile fixation group (P = 0.034 and P = 0.012, respectively). When the two groups were compared in terms of parents' satisfaction scores, the scores for penile size, penile morphology, and voiding status in the modified penile fixation group were higher than those in the traditional penile fixation group at 2-week, 6-month, and 12-month follow-ups after surgery (all P < 0.05). We concluded that the modified penile fixation technique could effectively reduce the incidence of skin contracture and penile retraction and improve the penile length and satisfaction of patients' parents.