Dermal patch graft correction of severe chordee secondary to penile corporal body disproportion without urethral division in boys without hypospadias.

Historically, significant ventral penile curvature secondary to corporal body disproportion has been corrected either by dorsal plication or division of the urethral plate. In the rare situations where there is severe chordee in the face of an intact urethra with an orthotopic meatus, division of the urethral plate is commonly performed at the time of grafting the ventral defect created by incising the tunica albuginea. Subsequently, a staged procedure is necessary to reconnect the urethra at a later date. Herein the authors present a novel technique that shows it is possible to perform successful dermal patch orthoplasty without division of the urethra in patients with a normal orthotopic meatus and urethra via urethral mobilization. Three patients over the past 3 years with severe ventral chordee, orthotopic meati and normal urethral anatomy presented for correction. Two patients were 18 years old and one was 10 years old. All three boys were circumcised. The two older boys insisted on dorsal plication as a first approach which worked only temporarily for about 6 months while the younger boy had no prior surgery performed. Each boy underwent a circumcising incision, degloving of the shaft skin, extensive urethral mobilization and dermal patch graft orthoplasty to correct chordee. All surgeries were performed in an outpatient setting. No urinary drainage was used in any patient and a simple bio-occlusive dressing was employed in each case. Follow-up ranged from 11 months to 2 years (mean 1.5 years). All three boys have strong straight erections, full well directed urinary streams and no complications noted to date. Our conclusion based on this experience is that extensive urethral mobilization can allow for correction of severe ventral chordee without urethral division in a single operative setting in boys without hypospadias and a normal urethra. The accompanying movie herein describes the surgical technique.