Adult with Multiple Hypospadias Failures
A 24-year old software engineer came to me last year with four failed hypospadias operations during his childhood. He was still passing urine from an opening in his scrotum, so he had to always...
DR. VVS. Chandrasekharam
How to choose the Right Surgeon for your child’s Hypospadias Operation?
Many children are born with hypospadias. It is estimated that in India, about 75000 children with hypospadias are born each year. Except for the very mild types of hypospadias (Glanular type without Chordee), surgical...
Epispadias is Different from Hypospadias
About 2 months ago, I operated on a 1-year old boy with complete Epispadias. The child was referred to me by a pediatric surgeon from another city for expert surgical advice. The child had...
What are the Types of Hypospadias
‘What are the types of hypospadias? What is the basis on which hypospadias is classified as various types? Is there any difference between surgery for mild, moderate and severe cases of hypospadias? How is...
Single-Stage Repair of Hypospadias
Hypospadias is a common congenital defect. The severity of hypospadias varies in every child. Many hypospadias are mild or moderate variety, which means that the urinary opening is on the penile shaft and the...
How I devised my own Technique of Hypospadias Repair
Hypospadias is a very complex reconstructive operation. There are over 200 techniques of hypospadias repair described. Many of these techniques are not used anymore. Presently in hypospadias surgery, about 8-10 techniques are regularly employed by...
Surgery for Hypospadias: Why is it important to get it right the first time? And How?
Last week I saw a 17-year old boy with a history of 4 failed hypospadias operations. He had a moderate type of hypospadias to begin with, which probably could have been fixed well in...
My Experience with Writing a Book on Hypospadias.
DR. VVS. Chandrasekharam, author of the book on Hypospadias, has dealt with 1200 cases of hypospadias over 20 years. Hypospadias is a common congenital (birth) defect of the genitalia in boys, occurring in about...