Purpose: Using administrative data from freestanding pediatric hospitals in the United States, we characterized the frequency and type of additional procedures required in patients undergoing proximal hypospadias repair in a larger cohort than in published case series across multiple surgeons and institutions.
Materials and methods: A search of the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database by CPT code between January 1, 2005 and June 30, 2010 identified patients undergoing 1 or 2-stage repair for proximal hypospadias. Patient records with inconsistent coding or the suggestion of an alternate pathological condition were excluded from study. A forward query to June 30, 2011 identified additional hypospadias related interventions by CPT codes.
Results: We identified 1,679 patients from a total of 37 hospitals. Potential followup was 1 to 6.5 years. One-stage repair was performed in 85.7% of patients at a median age of 10 months. In patients undergoing 2-stage repair the median age at initial repair was 10 months and the median interval between stages was 6 months. Of all patients 26.2% required 1 or more additional interventions beyond definitive repair. Of all additional interventions 84.0% were open, 7.2% were endoscopic treatment for stricture, 0.4% were combined endoscopic and open interventions, and 8.4% were endoscopic evaluation. The median interval from definitive repair to the first intervention was 9 months.
Conclusions: These data indicate that more than a quarter of patients who underwent proximal hypospadias repair at pediatric hospitals required additional intervention(s) after what was thought to be definitive repair. These data help create a broader context in a contemporary cohort of patients treated with proximal hypospadias repair.
Keywords: endoscopy; hypospadias; reconstructive surgical procedures; reoperation; urethra.
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