Most boys born with hypospadias also have only partial development of the foreskin. Normally the foreskin completely covers the head of the penis at birth. Boys with hypospadias, and related penis conditions such as “chordee”, are missing most of the foreskin on the underside. In fact, it is the partially formed foreskin that most commonly… Read More »
Hypospadias Reoperations Even in the best of hands, some hypospadias operations develop complications. The most common is a “fistula”, a small opening on the penis where urine exits below the normal urine hole. Probably the second most common is when the head of the penis that was wrapped around the new urine channel comes back… Read More »
Hypospadias Surgery in Teens and Adults Some men have never had surgery for their hypospadias. Other men have developed complications from hypospadias repair done in childhood. In this video, Dr Snodgrass and Dr Bush of PARC Urology discuss their options. Older teens and adults with hypospadias may find it difficult to find a urologist to… Read More »
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 »
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 »
