scholarly journals A Prospective Study of Outcomes After Tubularized Incised Plate (TIP) Urethroplasty: a Multivariable Analysis of Prognostic Factors in Children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Reza Roshandel ◽  
Fahimeh Kazemi Rashed ◽  
Tannaz Aghaei Badr ◽  
Samantha Salomon ◽  
Mohammad Seyyed Ghahestani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Fistula Formation ◽  
Hypospadias Repair ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

SummaryBackgroundTubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty as the most common hypospadias repair method, aims to achieve normal functioning of the penis along with cosmetic reconstruction. However, there are remaining questions toward anatomical prognostic factors affecting the results of surgery. Lack of age-matched controls or controlling for meatal location, employment of several surgical techniques or multiple surgeons, or age heterogeneity of the study population are the problems affected the results of the current body of literature.ObjectiveThis prospective study aimed to evaluate the preoperative factors to predict future complications associated with hypospadias repair outcomes in males aged between 1-3 years and performed by a single surgeon with employing multivariable analysis.Patients and methodsA prospective cohort of 101 males aging from 1 to 3 years with distal to mid-shaft hypospadias were consecutively selected for TIP repair. The urethral plate dimensions in erect and flaccid states, penile length, glans diameter, and chordee were evaluated individually before reconstruction. After surgery and during follow-up visits, the subsequent transient and persistent complications were recorded.ResultsPostoperatively, the acute transient events were observed in 42 cases (41.6%) and the persistent complications in 16 cases (15.8%). The uncomplicated group had a higher percentage of patients with distal meatal location than the complicated group (P=0.01%). Furthermore, fistula formation was notably higher in the group with acute surgical site infection (P<0.001). wedThe analysis also shothe width of the urethral plate to be associated with the development of complications (P=0.03).ConclusionBy performing TIP by a single surgeon on a homogenous study population and eliminating the impact of severe chordee as a potential cofounding variable, this study prospectively found that out of the anatomical specifications, pre- and postoperative factors, the urethral meatus location was the only significant and independent predictor of the development of complications in young children with midshaft to distal hypospadias. Moreover we found that in young children the wider the plate was, the more complications happened. Consequently, we hypostatized that in young children who their anatomical dimensions are almost in same range of values, a combination of urethral width and depth should be considered in the investigation of prognostic factors for hypospadias repair outcomes. (figure 1)

scholarly journals Hypospadias in toddlers: a multivariable study of prognostic factors in distal to mid-shaft hypospadias and review of literature

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000225
Author(s):  
M Reza Roshandel ◽  
Tannaz Aghaei Badr ◽  
Fahimeh Kazemi Rashed ◽  
Samantha Salomon ◽  
Seyyed Mohammad Ghahestani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Fistula Formation ◽  
Hypospadias Repair ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate ◽  
Multivariable Regression ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty ◽  
Predicting Factor ◽  
Hypospadias Surgery

BackgroundTubularized incised plate urethroplasty is the most common hypospadias repair technique. However, there are unanswered questions and debates about the anatomical prognostic factors affecting the repair outcomes. This study tried to address some of the problems in the studies compromising the results of the current body of literature.MethodsA prospective cohort of 101 males aged 1–3 years undergoing primary distal to mid-shaft hypospadias repair were enrolled in the study. Complications including edema, erection, inadvertent removal of the urethral stent, surgical wound infection, bladder spasm, hematoma, and hemorrhage were evaluated. Studies in the current literature were reviewed to achieve a better perspective for future investigations.ResultsPersistent complications were found in 16 cases (15.8%) including fistula formation, the persistence of chordee, meatal stenosis, glans, and urethral dehiscence. The mean follow-up time was 6.6±3.4 months. In the single-variable analysis, the meatal location, the length and width of the urethral plate, and the reversible acute postoperative events were significantly associated with the complications. Furthermore, fistula formation was associated with acute surgical site infection (p<0.001). However, the multivariable regression study revealed the presurgical meatal location to be the only statistically significant factor (p=0.03). Notably, the glans diameter or glanular groove shape, urethral plate dimensions, or presence of mild chordee were not independently associated with the outcomes (p>0.05).ConclusionsOur study on the toddlers with hypospadias surgery revealed that the location of urethral meatal was the main predicting factor in the development of major complications. Furthermore, the fistula formation at the infected surgical site emphasizes the importance of postsurgical care.

scholarly journals Spongioplasty with Dartos Flap Coverage in the Snodgrass Technique of Hypospadias Repair

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Sahadeb Kumar Das ◽  
Kaniz Hasina ◽  
Md Ashraf Ul Huq ◽  
Syed Abdul Adil ◽  
Md Mahbubul Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Fistula Formation ◽  
Hypospadias Repair ◽  
Urethrocutaneous Fistula ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Flap Coverage ◽  
Dartos Flap ◽  
Distal Hypospadias ◽  
A Prospective Study

Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of spongiosal tissue with dartos flap coverage for preventing Urethrocutaneous Fistula (UCF) formation in the Snodgrass technique. Materials and Methods: It is a prospective study, performed on 35 patients of mid penile and distal hypospadias aged 15 months to 144 months who underwent urethroplasty in the Snodgrass technique using spongiosal tissue and dartos flap for neourethral coverage. Results: Among 35 patients, Age ranged from 15 months to 144 months (mean 85.94 months). Chordee was corrected by penile degloving alone in 11 patients, partial mobilization of urethral plate with spongiosum in 20 patients and 4 patients required dorsal plication. Glans groove was deep in 19 patients, shallow in 13 patients and no groove noticed in 3 patients. Sixteen patients had narrow urethral plate (<8mm) and 19 patients had adequate urethral plate (>8mm). Urethrocutaneous Fistula (UCF) was encountered in five patients (14.28%), meatal stenosis in two patients (5.71%), and partial glanular dehiscence in one patient. Conclusions: Approximation of spongiosal tissue along with dartos flap as the intermediate layer for neourethral coverage reduces fistula formation. J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2020; 38(2): 64-67

scholarly journals Role of the urethral plate characters in the success of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (02) ◽  
pp. 221-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdy Aboutaleb
Keyword(s):  
Fistula Formation ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Flat Plates ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate ◽  
Plate Shape ◽  
Fistula Rate ◽  
Universal Applicability ◽  
Complications Rate ◽  
Plate Width

ABSTRACT Background: Today, tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty is the most commonly performed operation for distal and mid-penile hypospadias. Reports from different centers worldwide confirm its nearly universal applicability and low complications rate. Aim: Evaluation of the urethral plate characters and its effect on the outcome of TIP urethroplasty. Materials and Methods: Between 2010 and 2013, 100 children with primary distal penile hypospadias underwent TIP urethroplasty. Urethral plates were categorized as flat, cleft, and deeply grooved. Postoperatively, patients were followed-up for evaluation of meatal stenosis, fistula formation, and glandular dehiscence at 1 st , 3 rd and 6 th months. Patients were followed-up for urethral calibration by urethral sound 8 Fr at 3 rd and 6 months follow-up. Data were statistically analysed using Epi info program to correlate between the width, plate shape, and complications. Results: Mean age at surgery was 4.3 years. Patients were followed-up for an average period of 6.4 months. Pre-operative location of the meatus was reported as coronal in 46, subcoronal in 50 and anterior penile in 4 cases. Urethral plate characters were flat in 26 cases, cleft in 52, and deeply grooved in 22. Urethral plate width was >8 mm in 74 cases and <8 mm in 26. Patients with urethral plate <8 mm had a statistically significant higher fistula rate (P = 0.004) and failed 8 Fr calibrations in 26.9% (P = 0.01) compared with the patients with urethral plate >8 mm. In addition, we also founds higher fistula rate and failed 8 Fr calibrations in flat urethral plate. Conclusions: An adequate urethral plate width (>8 mm) is essential for successful TIP repair. Lower success rates with flat plates may need buccal mucosal augmentation to improve the results.

scholarly journals Redo hypospadias repair: experience at a tertiary care children’s hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al-Sayyad ◽  
John G. Pike ◽  
Michael P. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Institutional Review Board ◽  
Hypospadias Repair ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate ◽  
Distal Shaft ◽  
The Status ◽  
Initial Severity

Objective: Treatment of patients with failed hypospadias repairs can be challenging.Our study aimed to determine the best type of redo repair dependingon the location and size of the urethral meatus, the status of the urethralplate and genital skin, the severity of residual chordee and the amount ofscar tissue.Methods: The Institutional Review Board approved our retrospective chart reviewof patients who had a redo hypospadias repair at our institution over the past6 years. We recorded the type and number of previous repair(s), the type andnumber of redo procedure(s),as well as the complications and functional outcomes.Results: There were 28 patients, aged 1–12 (mean 3.8) years, with failed hypospadiasrepairs. The initial severity of the hypospadias were as follows: perineal(1), penoscrotal (9), proximal shaft (1), mid-shaft (9), distal shaft (4), coronal(3) and mega-meatus (1). Of all the patients, 24 had 1 repair, 3 had 2 repairsand 1 had 3 repairs. The initial repairs comprised 11 tubularized island flaps(TIFs), 8 Snodgrass tubularized incised plate (TIP) techniques, 5 Mathieu repairs,1 Meatal Advancement and GlanuloPlasty Incorporated (MAGPI) technique,1 Pyramid, 1 Arap technique and 1 Thiersch-Duplay repair. Twenty-one of 28 patients had 1 redo operation, 5 had 2 redo operations, 1 had 3 redo operationsand 1 had 4 redo operations, for a total of 38 redo operations. Of these,26 were TIP techniques (68.4%), 3 were Mathieu (7.9%), 3 were TIF repairs(7.9%), 2 were onlay island flaps (5.3%) and 4 were buccal mucosal grafts(10.5%). Follow-up was 1–5 years (mean 3.5 yr). The final locations of urethralmeatus included glans (18), corona (6), mid-shaft (3) and penoscrotal (1).Complications after redo surgery comprised 4 urethrocutaneous fistulae, 2 meatalstenoses, 1 urethral stricture and 3 dehiscences. Sixteen patients were followedwith yearly uroflow with a Q-mean (mean uroflow) range of 3–14 mL/s (mean8.1 mL/s).Conclusion: The majority of hypospadias failures can be salvaged with one operation.The TIP repair is our procedure of choice in most cases. In the settingof a poor urethral plate, TIF or buccal mucosa may be necessary. Complicationsare not infrequent in redo procedures.

scholarly journals Redo hypospadias repair by a single surgeon after failed hypospadias surgeries: Experience from a developing country

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Md. Abdullah Al Farooq ◽  
MA Mushfiqur Rahman ◽  
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Complication Rate ◽  
Hypospadias Repair ◽  
Urethral Plate ◽  
Meatal Stenosis ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate ◽  
Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty ◽  
Principal Author

Background: Hypospadias surgeries are often complicated with fistulas, meatal stenosis and disruptions. We report our series of redo surgeries for failed primary repairs. Methods: We prospectively observed all the redo hypospadias repairs done by the principal author between 2013 and 2017. Thiersch-Duplayurethroplasty was done if the urethral plate was adequately wide and intact; tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty was performed if the urethral plate was intact but, narrower than 8 mm; 2 stage procedures were done with oral mucosal graft (OMG) if the urethral plate was deficient or scarred with significant chordee. Result: There was a total of 31 patients. Age ranged from 18 months to 15 years (mean 8.05 ±4.27 years). Sixteen (51.61%) patients underwent only one surgery, 10 (32.26%) patients underwent 2 surgeries, 2 patients (6.45%) underwent 3 surgeries, and 3 patients (9.68%) underwent 4 surgeries prior to presenting to us before our redo surgeries.We had performed TIP urethroplasty in 16 (51.61%) patients, meatal based flap urethroplasty in 12 (38.71%), OMG followed by urethroplasty in 2 (6.45%), and repair of urethra-cutaneous (UC) fistula in 1 (3.23%) patient. Ten (32.26%) Complications occurred in 8 (25.80%) patients. Unsuccessful repair was noted in 03 (9.67%) patients (UC fistula 1, glans dehiscence with UC fistula 1, and glans dehiscence 1). Conclusion: Thiersch-Duplay and TIP repair can be successfully performed in redo hypospadiassurgeries with acceptable complication rate. OMG graft can be reserved for cases with gross scarring of the urethral plate. Keywords: Failed hypospadias repair; Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty; Thiersch-Duplay; Outcome

Complete Remissions (CRs) with Azacitidine Regimens Compared to Crs with 7+3 Induction Chemotherapy and the Effect on Overall Survival

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 1613-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Othus ◽  
Mikkael A Sekeres ◽  
Sucha Nand ◽  
Guillermo Garcia-Manero ◽  
Frederick R. Appelbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Intensive Therapy ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Curative Intent ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: CR and CR with incomplete count recovery (CRi) are associated with prolonged overall survival (OS) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients (pts) treated with curative-intent, induction therapy. For AML pts treated with azacitidine (AZA), response (CR, partial response, marrow CR, or hematologic improvement) is also associated with prolonged OS. We evaluate whether patients given AZA for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or AML had longer OS if they achieved CR. We also compare the effect size of CR on OS between AZA regimens and 7+3. Patients and Methods: We analyzed four SWOG studies: S1117 (n=277) was a randomized Phase II study comparing AZA to AZA+lenalidomide or AZA+vorinostat for higher-risk MDS and CMML pts (median age 70 years, range 28-93); S0703 (n=133) treated AML pts not eligible for curative-intent therapy with AZA+mylotarg (median age 73 years, range 60-88). We analyzed the 7+3 arms of S0106 (n=301 were randomized to 7+3, median age 48 years, range 18-60) and S1203 (n=261 were randomized to 7+3, median age 48 years, range 19-60). CR was defined per 2003 International Working Group criteria. In S1117 CR was assessed every 16 weeks and patients remained on therapy until disease progression. In S0703, S0106, and S1203 CR was assessed following 1-2 induction cycles; patients not achieving CR (S0106) or CRi (S0703 and S1203) were removed from protocol treatment. OS was measured from date of study registration. To avoid survival by response bias, we performed landmark analyses of OS. We present results based on the study-specific landmark date that 75% of pts who eventually achieved a CR had done so (S1117 144 days, S0703 42 days, S0106 44 days, S1203 34 days). Pts who did not achieve CR by this date were analyzed with pts who never achieved CR. Pts who died or were lost to follow-up before this date were excluded from analyses. As a sensitivity analysis we also analyzed based on the 90% date; results were not materially different. Log-rank tests were used to compare survival curves and Cox regression models were used for multivariable modeling including baseline prognostic factors age, sex, performance status, white blood cell count, platelet count, marrow blast percentage, de novo disease (versus antecedent MDS or therapy-related disease), study arm (for S1117 only), and cytogenetic risk (IPSS criteria for S1117, SWOG criteria for S0703, S0106, and S1203). The following analysis considers morphologic CR only. S0106 treated CR with incomplete count recover (CRi) pts as treatment failures (S0703 and S1203 did not) and CRi was not defined for S1117. Hematologic improvement was only defined for S1117 patients. Results: In univariate analysis, CR was significantly associated with prolonged survival among MDS pts treated with azactidine on S1117 (HR=0.55, p=0.017), confirming the results seen in AML pts treated with azacitidine (and mylotarg, S0703, HR=0.60, p=0.054) and 7+3 (S0106 HR=0.44, p<0.001; S1203 HR=0.32, p<0.0001) (Figure 1). For each study this relationship remained significant in multivariable analysis controlling for baseline prognostic factors (S1117 HR=0.25, p<0.001; S0703 HR=0.64, p=0.049; S0106 HR=0.45, p<0.001; S1203 HR=0.41, p<0.001). There was no evidence that the impact of CR varied across the four cohorts (interaction p-value = 0.76). In the full cohort, the effect of CR was associated with a HR of 0.45 (Table 1). Conclusion: Adjusting for pt characteristics, achievement of morphologic CR was associated with a 60% improvement in OS, on average, compared to that seen in pts who don't achieve a CR, regardless of whether pts were treated with 7+3 or AZA containing regimens, and suggesting that value CR is similar of whether pts receive more or less "intensive" therapy for these high grade neoplasms. Support: NIH/NCI grants CA180888 and CA180819 Acknowledgment: The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the important contributions of the late Dr. Stephen H. Petersdorf to SWOG and to study S0106. Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier plots of landmark survival by response. Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier plots of landmark survival by response. Table 1 Multivariable analysis, N=878 Table 1. Multivariable analysis, N=878 Disclosures Othus: Glycomimetics: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy. Sekeres:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Erba:Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Agios: Research Funding; Gylcomimetics: Other: DSMB; Juno: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Sunesis: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Ariad: Consultancy; Jannsen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, DSMB, Speakers Bureau; Celator: Research Funding; Astellas: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau.

Prognostic factors of overall survival and cancer-specific survival in patients with resected early-stage rectal adenocarcinoma: a SEER-based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1148-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ko-Chao Lee ◽  
Kuan-Chih Chung ◽  
Hong-Hwa Chen ◽  
Chia-Cheng Liu ◽  
Chien-Chang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Rectal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Signet Ring Cell ◽  
Postoperative Radiation Therapy ◽  
Cancer Specific Survival ◽  
Tumor Deposit ◽  
The Impact

The benefits of radiotherapy for colorectal cancer are well documented, but the impact of adjuvant radiotherapy on early-stage rectal adenocarcinoma remains unclear. This study aimed to identify predictors of overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with stage II rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative or postoperative radiation therapy. Patients with early-stage rectal adenocarcinoma in the postoperative state were identified using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The primary endpoints were OS and overall CSS. Stage IIA patients without radiotherapy had significantly lower OS and CSS compared with those who received radiation before or after surgery. Stage IIB patients with radiotherapy before surgery had significantly higher OS and CSS compared with patients in the postoperative or no radiotherapy groups. Patients with signet ring cell carcinoma had the poorest OS among all the groups. Multivariable analysis showed that ethnicity (HR, 0.388, p=0.006) and radiation before surgery (HR, 0.614, p=0.006) were favorable prognostic factors for OS, while age (HR, 1.064, p<0.001), race (HR, 1.599, p=0.041), stage IIB (HR, 3.011, p=0.011), and more than one tumor deposit (TD) (HR, 2.300, p=0.001) were unfavorable prognostic factors for OS. Old age (HR, 1.047, p<0.00 L), stage IIB (HR, 8.619, p=0.005), circumferential resection margin between 0.1 mm and 10 mm (HR, 1.529, p=0.039), and more than one TD (HR, 2.688, p=0.001) were unfavorable prognostic factors for CSS. This population-based study identified predictors of OS and CSS in patients with early-stage resected rectal adenocarcinoma, which may help to guide future management of this patient population.

BAALC Expression and FLT3 Internal Tandem Duplication Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Normal Cytogenetics: Prognostic Implications

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 790-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia D. Baldus ◽  
Christian Thiede ◽  
Silke Soucek ◽  
Clara D. Bloomfield ◽  
Eckhard Thiel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Tandem Duplication ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Internal Tandem Duplication ◽  
Normal Cytogenetics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flt3 Internal Tandem Duplication ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Purpose Evaluate the impact of BAALC (brain and acute leukemia, cytoplasmic), a gene whose expression has been associated with adverse outcome in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with normal cytogenetics, and FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations as independent prognostic factors in a larger study. Patients and Methods BAALC expression was determined by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in pretreatment blood samples of 307 adults ≤ 60 years of age with AML with normal cytogenetics. Patients were dichotomized at BAALC's median expression into low and high expressers. The FLT3 ITD mutant:wild-type ratio was determined by fragment analysis. Results Compared with low-BAALC patients, high-BAALC patients had a higher rate of primary resistant leukemia (16% v 6%; P = .006). High BAALC expression was associated with a higher cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR; P = .018) and an inferior overall survival (OS; 3-year OS, 36% v 54%; P = .001). On multivariable analysis, high BAALC was independently predictive of resistant disease (P = .019), and high BAALC as well as a high FLT3 mutant:wild-type ratio were confirmed as the only factors predicting a high CIR (BAALC, P = .03; FLT3, P = .01) and inferior OS (BAALC, P = .001; FLT3, P = .012). Conclusion This study strengthens BAALC expression as one of the most important prognostic factors in AML patients with normal cytogenetics. BAALC expression and FLT3 mutation status should assist in tailoring induction and postremission therapies.

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