Pathological features of urethral materials for urethroplasty

  • XIE Qi-Gen ,
  • SU Cheng ,
  • LI Zuo-Jing ,
  • XU Zhe ,
  • SUN Dun-Jie ,
  • ZHOU Li
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  • Department of Pediatric Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China

Received date: 2014-02-20

  Online published: 2014-06-04

Abstract

Objective To observe the pathological features of urethral materials for urethroplasty and provide guidance for the selection of urethroplasty materials. Methods From September 2011 to October 2013 in Pediatric Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 20 cases of proximal hypospadias were corrected for ventral curvature. During the operation, specimen including prepuce, ventral penile skin, scrotal septal skin and scrotal skin were collected, fixed and embedded in paraffin. Then tissues were cut into thin slices, followed by Masson staining and observation under the microscope. 5 HPF were photographed randomly by blinded researchers, then the density of hair follicles, sebaceous glands and vessel as well as the thickness of the skin were measured and calculated. Results Comparison of the density of hair follicles and sebaceous glands: scrotal septal skin < scrotal skin (P<0.05), while no hair follicles and sebaceous glands were found in the prepuce and ventral penile skin. Comparison of vessel density: prepuce > ventral penile skin > scrotal septal skin > scrotal skin (P<0.05). Comparison of skin thickness: prepuce < scrotal skin < ventral penile skin < scrotal septal skin (P<0.05). Conclusions Prepuce and ventral penis skin are ideal candidates for urethroplasty, while the scrotal septal skin can be utilized when the Urethral material is insufficient. Scrotal skin is generally not recommended in urethroplasty.

Cite this article

XIE Qi-Gen , SU Cheng , LI Zuo-Jing , XU Zhe , SUN Dun-Jie , ZHOU Li . Pathological features of urethral materials for urethroplasty[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2014 , 32(3) : 340 -342 . DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2014

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