Urethroplasty using half-ring shaped bladder mucosa in treating hypospadias

Objective To appraise the essential technical points of hypospadias repair by phase Ⅱurethroplasty with bladder mucosal flap in the past 13 years and summarize our experiences in decreasing complications.Methods 321 patients, 2-46(mean 8.9) years old, were performed phase Ⅱ urethroplasty using bladder mucosal flap folded into half-ring shape and sutured with urethral plate.Results 309 cases have been followed up with the incidence of fistula formation 9.03% and urethral stricture 3.12%.Conclusion Urethroplasty using half-ring shaped bladder mucosa is satisfactory and worths wider use.