Dr. Snodgrass and Dr. Bush reported the first study using testosterone before hypospadias repair based on specific measurements of the penis. They found the standard dose of testosterone was not enough to grow the penis in most boys with proximal hypospadias compared to those with distal hypospadias. They no longer use testosterone therapy in boys… Read More »
Most boys born with hypospadias have an incompletely formed foreskin on the top of the penis but missing underneath. The appearance of the foreskin is what alerts health care providers in the newborn nursery that a boy may have hypospadias. One reason for hypospadias repair is to either remove the partial foreskin to achieve circumcision,… Read More »
Dr. Bush and Dr. Snodgrass found that some complications after TIP hypospadias repair occur more often in those with severe hypospadias. They thought this might be due to differences in the overall size of the glans (head) of the penis. In this study they compared the size of the head of the penis in infants with distal and proximal hypospadias to… Read More »
It is commonly believed that there are more complications when hypospadias repair is done in older boys compared to infants. This could be important since in many countries it is not possible for various reasons to do hypospadias repair as early as it is done in the United States. In this study, Dr. Bush and… Read More »
Dr Bush realized the anxiety some boys and teens develop from having a single testicle, and pioneered this modification of the standard operation so that affected teens and young adults would awaken from surgery with a normal cosmetic appearance. Dr Bush and Dr Snodgrass advocate placing a testicular prosthesis at the same time that a testis… Read More »
