Question
Which hospital in Chongqing is most professional in treating urethral cleft? What age is appropriate for my child to undergo surgery?
Answer
Urethroplasty is a common method for treating urethral cleft, which corrects the downward curvature of the penile corpora cavernosa using a technique opposite to the Nesbit procedure. The benefit of this method is that it does not shorten the length of the penis. During the surgery, the doctor will relax the superficial layer of the white membrane on the ventral side of the penile corpora cavernosa to achieve complete correction of the penile curvature. At the same time, using the glans split, it forms an external urethral orifice that is more in line with physiological structure and effectively prevents the occurrence of urethral orifice stenosis. After surgery, the doctor will fully mobilize and flatten the foreskin and penile skin, then spiral wrap around the penile wound to ensure good blood supply to the flap, reducing the risk of penile torsion. The advantage of this surgery is that it can complete both the correction of penile flexion and urethroplasty in one operation, and does not require transplantation of ectopic tissue, thereby reducing patient pain and medical costs.