The nurse is caring for a newborn with hypospadias. To correct this disorder, the nurse will anticipate preoperative care measures for which surgical repair?
Explanation
• Hypospadias is a urethral defect in which the urethral opening is not at the end of the penis but instead on the ventral aspect of the penis.
• Tubularized urethroplasty is a common surgical technique used to repair hypospadias.
Incorrect:
• Orchiopexy is a surgical procedure for undescended testes in which they are lowered and sutured into place (-pexy refers to surgical fixation).
• Orchiectomy is surgery to remove part of the testis due to a malignancy (-ectomy refers to
• Sclerotherapy is an injection of a drug to decrease the size of blood vessels.