Urethral cracking is a common congenital genital deformity for men. It not only affects normal urination, but also causes infertility due to difficulty in sexual intercourse and cannot discharge semen into the woman's vagina.
The urethra of a male fetus is closed forward from the back, and the urethral opening is at the end of the penis.If the embryo develops, the urethral ditch on the abdomen of the penis is not closed to the top of the penis, that is, the outer periphery of the urethra is not at the front of the penis head, but at any other part of the abdomen of the penis, or even split on the perineum.The penis is bent towards the abdomen, the farther the outside of the urethra is from the penis head, and the more serious the penis is curved.The incidence of this disease is about 8 of each 1,000 birthday baby. 87%belong to the coronary groove type (penile head type), and severe like a penis scrotum, only 3%.
Urethral cracks can be divided into 4 types: ① Penis head type: The outer portal of the urethra is located below the penis head, which is equivalent to the foreskin system. The lace is often missing. Some urethral mouths are narrow and generally do not affect urination and sexual intercourse.Do not cause infertility.② Penis type: The urethral opening is at any part of the penis abdomen (below). When urinating, you need to lift your penis head with your hands. The urine is often sprayed, which is easy to wet pants. Some have narrow urethral mouth.③ Penis scrotum type: The urethral opening is located at the root of the penis. The penis is short, flat, and severe. It cannot stand and urinate. It seriously hinders the erectile, sexual intercourse and semen of the penis into the vagina.It is often accompanied by other malformations such as cryptor tests, penile dysplasia, or sponge body dysplasia, and scrotum splitting is a female yin -like appearance.④ perineal type: The urethral opening is between the penis and the anus, showing a funnel type, and the penis is not fully developed. The appearance of the entire outer genital is similar to women.In order to restore normal urination and sexual function of patients with urethral cracking, plastic surgery should be performed. The operation time should be based on 1 year old.
(Editor in charge: Internship Liu Suling)
