Urethroplasty Treatment

• Diagnosis of Urethral Stricture: RGU and MCU (retrograde and antegrade urethrogram are imaging techniques that can help in pinpointing the length, severity and the location, of the stricture.
• Treatment for Urethral Stricture: Urethral stricture treatment can only be done by surgical intervention as medicines are not effective. The selection of treatment of urethral stricture depends upon on the length and severity of the stricture.

• Short strictures: for strictures that are short dilation or cutting the stricture (urethrotomy) with the help of a laser or knife under the guidance of specially designed video cystoscope.
• Long / recurrent strictures: these strictures involves surgically removing the stricture after which the reconstruction of the area with grafts (buccal /lingual mucosal urethroplasty) or a flaps is done.

Hypospadias

Hypospadias is the term given to an inborn disorder of the urethra where the urinary opening lies on the underside of the penis instead of being at the tip. It is, in fact, the second most common birth abnormality of the reproductive system present in males that affects about one out of every 250 males at birth.

What are the sign and symptoms of hypospadias?

Signs and symptoms of a hypospadias are as follows

• Hooded appearance of the penile organ
• Unusual spraying during urination
• The opening of the urethra at the bottom of the penis
• Downward curve of the penis (chordee)

Treatment for Hypospadias

Surgery usually brings back the normal look of your child’s penis. With successful operation of hypospadias, the males can have regular urination and reproduction. The surgical process depends on where the opening is located and the position of the urethral plate.