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definition
A birth defect of the male urethra that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus.
Examples of hypospadias in a Sentence
Little evidence was found for a relationship between maternal occupation to the seven classes of potential endocrine disrupting chemicals and risk of hypospadias.
Pediatric urology we will continue to manage pediatric urology in the form of circumcision, orchidopexy and simple hypospadias repairs.
Pediatric Urology we will continue to manage pediatric urology in the form of circumcision, orchidopexy and simple hypospadias repairs.
Hypospadias is a congenital defect of the penis in which the urinary tract opening, or urethral meatus, is abnormally located away from the tip of the penis.
In males with hypospadias, the urinary opening is located on the underside of the penis.
Hypospadias is the most common anomaly of the penis affecting approximately one in 250 males born.
Hypospadias is a congenital anomaly resulting from incomplete closure of the tissue of the penis that forms the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body).
Hypospadias is diagnosed most often during the initial newborn physical examination and is classified based on where the urethral meatus is located.
In rare cases infants with hypospadias occurring closer to the body and who also have undescended testicles, a karyotype or genetic screen may be performed to determine gender.
Males who have hypospadias located within or near the scrotum should also have a procedure called a voiding cystogram to rule out additional urinary tract anomalies.
In general, very few babies with hypospadias have other birth defects.
Many males with multiple congenital anomalies, however, may also have hypospadias.
The prognosis for boys who have undergone hypospadias repair is excellent.
There was as of 2004 no known prevention of hypospadias.
Most hypospadias cases are minor and involve few complications.
Initially, parents should be sure their son is not circumcised because the foreskin is often essential in hypospadias repair surgery.
Should the parents decide to allow corrective surgery, they should find a pediatric urologic surgeon with experience in performing hypospadias repairs.
In most cases, following hypospadias repair surgery, the penis functions normally and is normal in appearance as well.
Most males who have had a hypospadias repair are able to stand to urinate, experience normal sexual function, and normal fertility.
Other structural defects may be spina bifida or hypospadias.
Hypospadias is a defect in the structure of the male urethra.