Results of hypospadias repair according to the principle of the buried strip.

The results after hypospadias repair according to methods of Denis Browne and Crawford area evaluated. Chordee release was performed in 361 patients, 41 or 11% of whom had a reoperation. Urethroplasty was done in 479 patients, 372 according to Denis Browne and 107 according to Crawford. Postoperative fistula or rupture of the plasty was recorded in 27% after Denis Browne's method and in 32% after Crawford's method. Stricture formation was low (3%) in all the patients. The use of polyglycolic acid suture in hypospadias repair caused more fistulas than if nylon was used (P less than 0.05).