Announcing free educational webinars to help answer your questions about hypospadias. March 10: Distal Hypospadias March 31: Proximal Hypospadias April 7: Complications after Hypospadias Repair April 21: Hypospadias Repair for Teens and Adults email webinar@parcurology.com to RSVP
New Educational Webinars about Hypospadias
Tubularized incised plate proximal hypospadias repair: Continued evolution and extended applications.
TUBULARIZED INCISED PLATE PROXIMAL HYPOSPADIAS REPAIR: CONTINUED EVOLUTION AND EXTENDED APPLICATIONS By Warren Snodgrass MD and Nicol Corbin Bush MD, MCS TIP hypospadias repair is the most common surgery done for distal hypospadias around the world. Given the success of that operation, naturally the next question was how good would TIP be for proximal hypospadias… Read More »
Age does not impact risk for urethroplasty complications after tubularized incised plate repair of hypospadias in prepubertal boys.
Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass have read reports that older age can be associated with higher risk of complications after hypospadias repair. They decided to statistically analyze their data to evaluate if this was true in their patients. They found that age did not impact the rate of urethroplasty complications. In other words, no particular… Read More »
Glans size is an independent risk factor for urethroplasty complications after hypospadias repair
Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass demonstrate that a small glans (head of the penis) that measures <14mm across is a risk factor for complications after hypospadias repair. In 490 boys who underwent hypospadias repair, those with a small glans had a 3.5-fold risk of complications such as fistula and glans dehiscence compared to boys whose… Read More »
Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader now a Surgeon
From examining cases to delicate surgeries in the operating room, it’s hard to picture pediatric urologist Dr. Nicol Bush as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. “With that really big screen TV at the new stadium, I’m really glad that I’m not wearing that uniform anymore!” Bush joked. She cheered for the Dallas Cowboys during their dynasty… Read More »
