pediatric urethra problem?

Question

My 3 month old son has been diagnosed with what I believe is called torqued urethra? His opening is horizontal instead of vertical. Has anyone ever heard of this or know anything about it? If surgery will be required?

I should also add that he did have his circumcision and his testicles are normal. Everything is totally normal except for the direction of his opening..

Answer 1

I have never heard of what you have described.

As for what Tutu described, Hypospadius, she described that correctly, although the operations are now done on much younger boys, in the 1950's and 1960's it was not done until the boy reached 6 years old and took 2-3 operations over about 4 years.

Answer 2

I've heard of it. they should be doing surgery to correct it.

Hypospadias is a common birth defect where the urethra does not extend to the tip of the penis. Instead, the opening of the urethra is located somewhere along the underside of the penis, running along a soft groove. The scrotum may also be incompletely formed or divided into separate sacs or lobes. In many cases of hypospadias, particularly when the genitals are incompletely formed, the testicles do not descend.

Hypospadias can usually be corrected with reconstructive surgery, which is usually performed when the boy is between 6 months and 2 years of age. A boy who has hypospadias should not be circumcised because the foreskin may be needed during surgery.