Hypospadias Essay

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Hypospadias Hypospadias is present at birth (congenital). It's unknown how exactly this defect occurs. Sometime it's inherited. Hyposadias is a result of malfuncting, causing the urethra to develop abnormally. As the penis develops in a male fetus. Hypospadias happens between 8-20 wks of gestration. Occurs in 1-300 males and in 1-500,000 females. This defect is most common in Jewish and Italian descent. Hypospadias can be dignosed during a physical examination. Theres a 20% chance that an infant with hypospadias has a family member with the condition it happens while inside of the mother. Mothers who may have been invitro fertilization to concieved. Hypospadias, can be reversed with surgery, to straightn the penis (the urethra). A physical examination can diagnose this condition. Imaging tests may be needed to look for other congenital defects. Hypospadias is cureable by surgery. During surgery the penis is straightened and the hypospadias is corrected using tissue grafts from the foreskin. The repair may require multiple surgeries. Surgery takes anywhere from 90 mins to 3 hours while the child is unconscious (general anesthesia) so that they do not feel anything. Males with this condition often have a doward curve (ventral curvature or chordee) of the penis during an erection. Erections are common with infant boys. In most cases the opening of the urethra is located near the tip of the penis on the underside. More severe forms of the hypospadias occur when the opneing is at the midshaft or base of the penis. Occasionally, the opening is located in or behind the scrotum. The results after surgery are typically good in some cases, more surgery is needed to correct fistulas or a return of the abnormal penis curve. In a small number of cases a hole (fistula) or scarring may develop along the underside of the penis where the new urinary channel was created and

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