APPOSING SUTURE LINES AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TOWARDS NEO‐URETHRAL FISTULATION IN HYPOSPADIAS SURGERY IN CHILDREN

Apposing suture lines as a contributing factor to neo-urethral fistulation after urethroplasty for hypospadias are studied in 51 children. Urethroplasty using apposing suture lines resulted in 36.4% fistulation as compared with an 11.1% fistulation rate using a non-apposing arrangement.