Traditional misconceptions in hypospadias surgery – Letter to the editor regarding “Two-stage repair for primary hypospadias: Functional and cosmetic outcomes in 145 cases with a follow-up period of over five years”

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In this article, the authors analyze urinary and sexual functions, postoperative complications, and cosmetic results in patients who have undergone two-stage primary hypospadias repair (1). The misconception of relying on tradition is widespread in medicine, can be taught by the experts, and if one is not careful, can be very convincing. This also leads to the acceptance of complications, and there is no other surgical specialty that accepts postoperative complications as readily as hypospadias surgery.

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Article · Jan 2026 · 1 min read

In brief

This letter critiques traditional approaches in hypospadias surgery, challenging the acceptance of postoperative complications as routine outcomes. The author questions conventional two-stage repair methods and argues that hypospadias surgery uniquely tolerates complication rates that would be unacceptable in other surgical specialties.

- Two-stage hypospadias repair outcomes were analyzed for urinary/sexual function, complications, and cosmetic results over 5+ years. - Traditional surgical approaches in hypospadias may perpetuate acceptance of complications rather than driving innovation. - Hypospadias surgery uniquely tolerates higher complication rates compared to other surgical specialties. - Expert-taught techniques can reinforce outdated practices if not critically evaluated against modern evidence. - Critical examination of traditional methods is essential to improve hypospadias surgical outcomes.

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