5 Questions
What causes hypospadias in male dogs?
Failure of the urethral grooves to fuse during phallus elongation
Which domestic species is most affected by hypospadias?
Male dogs
What are the clinical signs of urethral stenosis?
Urine scalding and increased susceptibility to urinary tract infection
Which animal is more likely to develop urethrorectal fistulas?
Male dogs
What modification of surgical correction is generally useful for hypospadias in male dogs?
Prescrotal urethrostomy
Test your knowledge about congenital and hereditary urethral anomalies in domestic species, including urethral agenesis, imperforate urethra, hypospadias, epispadias, bladder exstrophy, urethral duplication, diverticula, urethrorectal fistula, and urethral stenosis. Learn about the developmental defect of hypospadias and its classification.
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