Hypospadias affects between one and 150 to 300 newborn males, making it one of the most common birth defects. Essentially all these infants will benefit from reconstructive surgery to position the urinary meatus at the tip of the glans, and create as cosmetically normal-appearing penis as possible. Worldwide attention currently is focused on a relatively new surgical technique, the tubularized incised plate urethroplasty, which was originally described by Dr. Warren Snodgrass.

We are investigating ongoing use of this operation, especially for proximal and re-operative hypospadias surgery. We also are studying long-term outcomes in patients with all degrees of hypospadias who were operated on more than three years ago. In addition, we are interested in repair of boys who have had multiple failed hypospadias operations in the past and are using a staged approach that may offer the opportunity to achieve satisfactory functional and cosmetic outcomes in this more challenging set of patients.

Return to Clinical Research in Pediatric Urology

Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Pediatric Urologic Surgery

Management of the Neurogenic Bladder in Children

Voiding Dysfunction in Children

Urinary Stone Disease in Children

Research interests

Principal Investigators:

Linda Baker, M.D.: 214-456-2480

Linda.Baker@utsouthwestern.edu

Clanton Harrison, M.D.: 214-456-8229

Clanton.Harrison@childrens.com

Warren Snodgrass, M.D.: 214-456-2481

Warren.Snodgrass@childrens.com

Duncan Wilcox, M.D.: 214-456-4299

Duncan.Wilcox@childrens.com

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Phone: 214-648-4765, FAX: 214-648-4789

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