Newborn Nursery at LPCH

Epispadias

photo by William Kennedy, MD

With epispadias, the urethral meatus is dorsally displaced. This condition is much less common than hypospadias, but also presents a contraindication to routine circumcision. In its severe forms, epispadias is often associated with exstrophy of the bladder.

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