Abstract
To present our results regarding the frenuloplasty modification, which we added to the techniques commonly used in distal hypospadias surgery. We retrospectively reviewed 306 children who underwent distal hypospadias surgery modified with frenuloplasty between June 2008 and December 2019. In our technique, the penis was incised approximately 1 cm proximal to the coronal sulcus posteriorly and laterally, and this incision was continued anteriorly along the oblique mucocutaneous junction to form frenular wings, instead of linear circumscribing incision joined the urethral plate. Glans wings must be dissected sufficiently for successful implementation of frenuloplasty modification. The glans wings and frenular wings were re-approximated without tension after uretroplasty. Instead of suturing the penile skin just to the end of the glans ventrally, the frenulum was formed, resulting in an appearance similar to the penis of a circumcised child. The mean age of the patients was 3.93±3.3 years. The mean follow-up was 19±6.17 months. Location of hypospadias was glanular in 15 (4.9%), coronal in 72 (23.5%), subcoronal in 143 (46.7%) and penil in 67 (21.9%) patients. Nine (2.9%) patients had megameatus intact prepuce. MAGPI was used in 16 (5.2%), TIPU in 264 (86.3%), urethral mobilization/advancement in 17, and GAP technique in 9 cases. The following complications occurred in 28 patients (9.2%): urethrocutaneous fistula formation in 11 (3.6 %), meatal stenosis in 17 (5.6 %) and dehiscence in one (0.3%). Frenuloplasty modification provides satisfactory cosmetic outcomes with the appearence of normal circumcised penis. It can be performed regardless of meatal location and technique used.