Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass specialize in hypospadias re-operations. Some patients heal with complications, which can lead to a higher risk for complications with more surgery. They have repaired many patients who have been told their problem couldn’t be fixed because of so many failures before. Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass are considered experts in reoperative… Read More »
Parents may choose for their baby boy to have a circumcision or a repair of the foreskin to look natural. 1 out of every 5 patients operated on wants the foreskin repaired, and the risk of complications is the same for those that want a circumcision and those that want the foreskin repaired. Very few… Read More »
Hypospadias is the second most common birth defect. It refers to an opening that’s below the normal tip of the penis. In addition, some boys have curvature that may impact sexual activity as an adult, and almost all boys have an incomplete formation of the foreskin around the top but not around the bottom of… Read More »
Some patients have complications after hypospadias repair and need another operation. Dr. Warren Snodgrass and Dr. Nicol Bush report how to select the best repair in these circumstances, based on the health of the urethral plate. They used TIP (“Snodgrass”) repair, a form of TIP repair with a graft (“Snodgraft” technique) and an operation that… Read More »
One problem that can happen after hypospadias surgery is called glans dehiscence, meaning the head of the penis that was closed over the new urinary channel comes back open. It often results in spraying of the urine stream. Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass were the first to write an article focused on this common complication… Read More »
