Epispadias

A rare congenital abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is not in the glans (head) of the penis, but on its upper surface. In some cases, the penis also curves upwards. Surgery is carried out during infancy, using tissue from the foreskin to reconstruct the urethra. (See also hypospadias.)

 

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