Table 3 Surgical characteristics and outcomes of AABP repair.

From: Outcomes of adult acquired buried penis (AABP) reconstruction: a multicentre cohort study

Variables

Total (n = 204)

Low-Complexity (Santucci < III) (n = 60)

High-Complexity (Santucci ≥ III) (n = 144)

p Value

Hospital stay (days), (IQR)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

0.029*

Operation time (min), (IQR)

120 (95.0–150.0)

115.0 (65.0–150.0)

120.0 (90.3–150.0)

0.056*

Pariser–Santucci classification, n (%)

 • Category I

8 (3.9)

   

 • Category II

53 (26.0)

   

 • Category III

12 (5.9)

   

 • Category IV

59 (28.9)

   

 • Category V

72 (35.3)

   

Use of skin graft, n (%)

91 (44.6)

40 (66.7)

51 (14.6)

<0.001*

Type of skin graft, n (%)

 • FTSG

35 (38.5)

14 (23.3)

21 (14.6)

0.665*

 • STSG

56 (61.5)

26 (43.3)

30 (20.8)

0.665*

Postoperative complications, nr. patients (%)

55 (27.0)

8 (13.3)

47 (32.6)

0.005*

Clavien classification, n (%)

 • I

30 (14.7)

5 (8.3)

25 (17.4)

 

 • II

20 (9.8)

2 (3.3)

18 (12.5)

 

 • ≥III

   

0.499*

 IIIa

4 (2.0)

1 (1.7)

3 (2.1)

 

 IIIb

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

1 (0.7)

 

Types of complications, n (%)

 • Wound infection

13 (6.4)

0 (0)

13 (9.0)

0.011*

 • Hematoma

18 (8.8)

1 (1.7)

17 (11.8)

0.016*

 • Oedema

8 (3.9)

2 (3.3)

6 (4.2)

1.000*

 • Wound breakdown

27 (13.2)

4 (6.7)

23 (16.0)

0.074*

 • Lymphedema

4 (2.0)

1 (1.7)

3 (2.1)

1.000*

 • UTI

4 (2.0)

1 (1.7)

3 (2.1)

1.000*

Complete graft loss, n (IQR)

2 (1.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (0.7)

1.000*

Partial graft loss, n (IQR)

8 (3.9)

2 (3.3)

6 (4.2)

0.237*

Presence of LS at histology, n (%)

29 (14.2)

11 (18.3)

18 (12.5)

0.649*

Buried penis recurrence at follow-up, n (%)

26 (12.7)

11 (18.3)

15 (10.4)

0.165*

RFS rate at 12 months, %

91.5

91.5

91.6

0.952α

RFS rate at 24 months, %

83.7

78.2

86.5

0.304α

Preop penile length, cm (IQR)

7.0 (5.0–9.0)β

7.0 (4.3–10.5)β

6.5 (5.0–9.0)β

0.501*

Post penile length, cm (IQR)

11.0 (8.9–13.0)β

12.0 (8.8–13.0)β

11.0 (8.6–12.0)β

0.616*

Difference in penile length, cm (IQR)

3.0 (2.0–6.0)

2.5 (1.8–6.0)

3.3 (1.0–6.0)

0.814*

  1. AABP adult acquired buried penis, IQR interquartile range, FTSG full thickness skin graft, STSG split-thickness skin graft, UTI urinary tract infection, RFS recurrence-free survival.
  2. * Mann–Whitney U test or Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.
  3. α Log-Rank test.
  4. β all pre- and post-surgery comparisons were performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, with p-values < 0.001.
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