A number of factors potentially influence the outcome of hypospadias surgery. We evaluate the effect of catheter-size used during urethroplasty (a detail related to the depth of the urethral groove and width/elasticity of the urethral plate) on the complication rate following Duplay-Snodgrass repair.
Unité d'urologie pédiatrique, département de chirurgie et orthopédie de l'enfant, université Lille-2, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, CHRU de Lille, 2, avenue Oscar-Lambret, 59037 Lille cedex, France. asmoshar@yahoo.com