Hi, welcome back to PARC Parent Pointers Video Blog. If you haven’t already, please go check out my previous videos that go into detail about what to expect before and after hypospadias surgery in regards to feeding instructions, when to give pain medication, and surgery check-in times. This video is very similar to last weeks, but… Read More »
Parent Pointers: Activity After Adult Hypospadias Surgery
Parent Pointers: Feeding Before Surgery
Hi, welcome back to PARC Parent Pointers Video Blog. If you haven’t already go check out last weeks video that talks all about what to expect right after surgery in regards to feeding instructions and when to give pain medication. This video is all about what to anticipate before surgery in regards to feeding instructions…. Read More »
We Are Excited To Announce Our Latest Hypospadias Blog: Parent Pointers
Hi, welcome to PARC Parent Pointers Video Blog – my name is Bri. Each week we will talk about tips, tricks, and the most frequently asked questions I receive from our patients. For week #1 this video is all about what to expect right after hypospadias surgery (post-operative care). I am here to reassure… Read More »
Recent advances in understanding/management of hypospadias
RECENT ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING /MANAGEMENT OF HYPOSPADIAS By Warren Snodgrass MD and Nicol Corbin Bush MD, MCS Hypospadias is the second most common birth difference, where the urinary opening is below the normal location at the tip of the penis. Usually the foreskin is only partially formed, and sometimes there is downward bending (“chordee”). Older… Read More »
Surgery for Primary Proximal Hypospadias with Ventral Curvature >30°
This article by Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass reviews the STAG surgical techniques for the correction of “severe” hypospadias. Severe hypospadias is defined as hypospadias associated with more than 30 degrees of ventral (forward) curvature. This type of hypospadias is rare, happening in about 500 boys in the US each year. Complication rates after proximal hypospadias… Read More »