Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 87 pediatric patients (aged 6 months to 6 years) diagnosed with penoscrotal webbing during circumcision consultations between 2018 and 2022. The patients underwent web correction simultaneously with circumcision. Group 1 included 49 patients treated with Heineke-Mikulicz scrotoplasty, and Group 2 consisted of 38 patients treated with V-Y scrotoplasty. Postoperatively, the cases were evaluated for scrotal and penile edema, hematoma, recurrent web, wound contracture and cosmetic results.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of age or body weight (p>0.05). When the two groups were compared in terms of mean operation time, statistical significance was observed (p<0.05). A statistically significant association was also found between the severity of the penoscrotal web and the choice of surgical technique (p<0.05). No significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding penile or scrotal edema and postoperative wound contracture (p>0.05). However, the comparison revealed a statistically significant difference in web recurrence between the two techniques (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that Heineke-Mikulicz scrotoplasty is more effective in patients with grade 1 and 2 webbing, whereas V-Y scrotoplasty yields better results in grade 2 and 3 cases.