The GUD technique: glandar urethral disassembly. An alternative for distal hypospadias repair.

INTRODUCTION

We present an alternative procedure for distal hypospadias consisting of urethral mobilization and partial glandar disassembly, namely GUD (glandar urethral disassembly) technique.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A subcoronal circumcision exposes distal dysplastic urethra. We incise the Buck´s fascia on both sides of urethra releasing it partially from the corpora. We keep a thin bridge of urethral plate to the glans and disassembly almost completely the glans from the corpora, except for the bridge. The glans is incised creating two wide wings that are extremely mobile. The urethra is mobilized, advanced and sutured to the tip of the glans. The glans wings embrace the distal urethra producing a conical glans.

DISCUSSION

Koff et al. published a modification of the Barcat technique known as extensive urethral mobilization and confirmed excellent cosmetic and functional results on 168 patients with only 3.5% of reoperation. This procedure has several modifications but none has reported an aggressive disconnection of corpora to the glans, but simply incising two glans wings. Mitchell & Blagi and Perovic et al. reported on complete penile disassembly for epispadia repair as a way to complete release of the rotation of the penis and treat dorsal chordee. We joined these two procedures to propose the GUD technique. The rationale for this procedure is to avoid suture urethroplasty and create a more conical and cosmetic glans.

CONCLUSION

We are convinced that this operation can be regarded as a genuine alternative to distal hypospadias (coronal and subcoronal) but should not be addressed to midshaft forms.