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Indocyanine Green (ICG)-Guided Onlay Preputial Island Flap Urethroplasty for the Single-Stage Repair of Hypospadias in Children: A Case Report

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  • Irene Paraboschi

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Michele Gnech

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Dario Guido Minoli

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Erika Adalgisa De Marco

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Giovanni Parente

    (Department of Pediatric Surgery, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, 24127 Bergamo, Italy)

  • Guglielmo Mantica

    (Department of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy)

  • Gianantonio Manzoni

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Alfredo Berrettini

    (Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

First described by Duckett in 1981, and initially employed for the surgical correction of mid-penile hypospadias, the onlay preputial island flap urethroplasty has progressively gained increasing popularity, extending its indication to proximal forms. However, with the complexity of the penile anomaly, the rate of postoperative complications related to poor tissue perfusion (including skin and glans dehiscence, urethral stenoses, and fistulas) has also increased. Conventionally, the visual assessment of the onlay preputial island flap is the only option available to establish the appropriate tissue vascularization during surgery. To this end, we have first introduced the EleVision IR system (Medtronic Ltd., Hong Kong, China) to assess the vascular perfusion of the preputial island flap in a 13-month-old boy undergoing the onlay urethroplasty for the surgical correction of a mid-shaft hypospadias. This was possible 80 s after the intravenous injection of indocyanine green (ICG, 0.15 mg/kg, Diagnostic Green GmbH, Munich, Germany). ICG-based laser angiography helped define the proximal resection margin of the preputial flap, and proved to be safe, effective, and easy to employ. This innovative intraoperative imaging modality can be considered a useful adjunct for tissue perfusion evaluation and intraoperative decision-making during the onlay preputial island flap urethroplasty in children.

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  • Irene Paraboschi & Michele Gnech & Dario Guido Minoli & Erika Adalgisa De Marco & Giovanni Parente & Guglielmo Mantica & Gianantonio Manzoni & Alfredo Berrettini, 2023. "Indocyanine Green (ICG)-Guided Onlay Preputial Island Flap Urethroplasty for the Single-Stage Repair of Hypospadias in Children: A Case Report," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(13), pages 1-8, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:13:p:6246-:d:1182095
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    1. Irene Paraboschi & Guglielmo Mantica & Dario Guido Minoli & Erika Adalgisa De Marco & Michele Gnech & Carolina Bebi & Gianantonio Manzoni & Alfredo Berrettini, 2022. "Fluorescence-Guided Surgery and Novel Innovative Technologies for Improved Visualization in Pediatric Urology," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-13, September.
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