Objective:

To study the effect of tubularizing the urethral plate in DPH in children using 2 different absorbable suture materials, rapidly absorbable, braided 6/0 Vicryl and slowly absorbable monofilament 6/0 Polydioxanone, on complication rates.

Patients and methods:

A prospective, randomized controlled study conducted at the Urology Department, Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, Abou El Reesh, between September 2021 and September 2022. A total of 69 boys aged between 8 and 120 months with DPH were randomly divided into 2 groups: group(A) Vicryl included 39 boys and group(B) PDS included 30 boys. All boys were uncircumcised with no chordee and were primary repairs. TIP was the surgical technique used by a single pediatric urologist. Follow up was performed in outpatient clinic at 7 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. The complications and reoperation rates for both groups were compared.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any child(aged from 6m to 12 years old) with distal penile hypospadias (DPH) ( uncircumcised, without chordae, with good penile size and urethral plate(candidates for T.I.P repair)

Exclusion Criteria:

• reccurent cases,
• circumcised cases
• other types of hypospadias rather than DPH,
• presence of chordae,
• poor urethral plate