Table 1 Clinical Characteristics.

From: Ventral lengthening is preferable to combined ventral lengthening and dorsal plication for penile length in hypospadias with severe ventral curvature

Clinical Characteristics

VL (n = 44)

VL + DP (n = 59)

p-value

Age (y)

1.417 (0.771, 2.938)

1.833 (1.000, 2.667)

0.397

Follow-up (y)

1.397 (0.966, 1.890)

3.422(2.477, 4.145)

< 0.001

Hypospadias classification

   

Distal

19 (43.18%)

17 (28.81%)

0.130

Proximal

25 (56.82%)

42 (71.19%)

 

Preoperative curvature degree (°)

60 (60, 90)

80 (60, 90)

0.455

CDAD (°)

60 (45, 70)

60 (45, 90)

0.396

PLR

0.5874 ± 0.2783

0.5754 ± 0.2105

0.724

CPLR

0.0098 ± 0.0022

0.0091 ± 0.0024

0.133

Ventral correction techniques

Urethral plate transection

44 (100%)

59 (100%)

1.000

Corporotomies

4 (9.09%)

10 (16.95%)

< 0.001

Corporoplasty

25 (56.82%)

2 (3.39%)

< 0.001

Dorsal plication

0

59 (100%)

< 0.001

Urethroplasty techniques

   

Duckett

31 (70.45%)

29 (49.15%)

0.855

Duckett + Duplay

7 (15.91%)

13 (22.03%)

0.114

Koyanagi

1 (2.27%)

4 (6.78%)

0.206

Two-stage Duckett

3 (6.82%)

11 (18.64%)

0.007

Two-stage Byars

2 (4.55%)

2 (3.39%)

1.000

Complication

12 (27.27%)

17 (28.81%)

0.294

Fistula

7 (15.91%)

11 (18.64%)

0.317

Diverticulum

3 (6.82%)

5 (8.47%)

0.619

Urethral stricture

0

2 (3.39%)

0.333

Meatal stenosis

3 (6.82%)

2 (3.39%)

1.000

Glans split

0

1 (1.69%)

1.000

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range), and categorical variables are presented as n (%).
  2. VL, ventral lengthening; VL + DP, ventral lengthening + dorsal plication; CDAD, curvature degree after degloving; PLR, penile lengthening ratio; CPLR, curvature-adjusted penile lengthening ratio.