The practice of surgery . Fig. 281.—Becks operation for balanitic hypospadias. Line of incision. due to a failure of union of the upper penile surface, and is rare. Ireferred to it in discussing exstrophy of the bladder, and will say nothingfurther of it here, except to observe that hitherto most attempts to cureit by operation have been discouraging.^ 1 For an encouraging case see Carl Beck, A New Method of Operation for Epis-padias, Med. Record, March 30, 1907. 460 GENITO-URINARY ORGANS Hypospadias is of varying degrees, and frequently has been relievedor cured by operation. It may appear as


The practice of surgery . Fig. 281.—Becks operation for balanitic hypospadias. Line of incision. due to a failure of union of the upper penile surface, and is rare. Ireferred to it in discussing exstrophy of the bladder, and will say nothingfurther of it here, except to observe that hitherto most attempts to cureit by operation have been discouraging.^ 1 For an encouraging case see Carl Beck, A New Method of Operation for Epis-padias, Med. Record, March 30, 1907. 460 GENITO-URINARY ORGANS Hypospadias is of varying degrees, and frequently has been relievedor cured by operation. It may appear as a mere enlargement of themeatus downward, or the urethra may end and discharge above theglans, or in the ]jcrincal form the urethiu may end at the symptoms and annoyance of the condition vary with the location of. Fig. 282.—Becks operation for hypospadias. the urethral exit. If the exit be in the glans, there results discomfortmerely and soiling during micturition, but there is no interference withprocreation. When the urethra terminates near the root of the penis,however, both micturition and coitus are seriously interfered with, andprocreation is impossible.


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