Frontiers in Pediatrics (Sep 2020)

A Modified Scrotoplasty for Treating Severe Penoscrotal Webbing in Children

  • Yuan Li,
  • Xiaoyu Zhu,
  • Dongchuan Feng,
  • Jinchao Gong,
  • Guangyao Sun,
  • Xilun Zhang,
  • Dianhe Hu,
  • Suoyou Sha,
  • Tao Han

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00551
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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To compare a novel modified W-incision scrotoplasty (MWS) operation method with the conventional V-Y scrotoplasty for treatment of severe penoscrotal webbing (PSW) in children a retrospective study was conducted on 26 children. Circumcision combined with modified scrotoplasty was used to repair the webbed penis and phimosis of children and another 32 patients undergoing V-Y scrotoplasty served as the control group. There was a statistically significant difference of angle improvements of penis and scrotum in a horizontal position (−66 ± 10; −57 ± 6, P < 0.001) and the parent satisfaction score (Five Likert Scale) (4.7 ± 0.56; 3.8 ± 0.47, P < 0.001) between the two groups. All 26 children who underwent MWS presented with no serious postoperative complications, and there was no significant difference in surgical complications compared to children treated with V-Y scrotoplasty.

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