TIP repair for proximal hypospadias can result in strictures (blockages) of the urine channel when used in patients with penile curvature. This experience led us to stop TIP repairs when more than 30 degrees of curvature is present. Now we perform STAG repairs instead, which result in urine channel blockages less than 1% of the time.
Does Tubularized Incised Plate Hypospadias Repair Create Neourethral Strictures?