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January 01 2020

Dr A.K.Singal presents his work at Hypospadias World Congress at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Hypospadias Foundation starts Clinic for Hypospadias Treatment & Surgery in Bahrain

Dr A.K.Singal was an invited speaker at Hypospadias World Congress at Children’s Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA, held between 30^th October 2019-1^st Nov 2019. Dr Singal presented four papers on hypospadias treatment and moderated scientific sessions during the conference.

The conference saw participation from more than 150 pediatric urologists and hypospadias specialists from across the world. The conference solely focussed on hypospadias. Various aspects of hypospadias were discussed such as etiology, diagnosis, hormonal tests and supplementation (testosterone injections), surgery techniques and complications/ results of hypospadias surgeries.

Dr A.K.Singal

Dr Singal with Dr Long & Dr Zaontz

Dr Singal presented the following lectures and papers in the World Congress:

Buccal inlay graft for failed hypospadias- Dr Singal showed technique of buccal (oral) mucosa graft inlay surgery and its results in failed hypospadias cases.
Considerations in adult hypospadias repairs- Adult hypospadias are difficult to manage especially if the surgery done in childhood has failed. Dr Singal showed innovative surgery techniques for such adult hypospadias cases for best outcomes.
Reimagined Byar’s flaps for staged hypospadias repairs- For hypospadias with severe chordee, it is important that the penile curvature gets fully corrected in first stage and then second stage surgery is done for bringing the urethra to the tip of penis. In expert hands the results of two stage surgery for hypospadias with severe chordee is very good. Dr Singal showed finer nuances of surgery to achieve best results to the audience.
Parental Awareness survey for families with hypospadias: Families of children or adults with hypospadias are often not fully aware of the extent of disease and what it means in the long run. Dr Singal and his team conducted a study of 150 families to understand about their concerns about hypospadias and their knowledge level about the disease/ surgery.

Overall the three-day conference resulted in great mutual exchange of ideas and also helped younger generation of surgeons learn from eminent faculty from all over the world.

January 01 2020

A small complication in hypospadias surgery does not mean the end of the road: Surgeon and Family must work together

Hypospadias Foundation starts Clinic for Hypospadias Treatment & Surgery in Bahrain

Let me begin by saying: Hypospadias Repair surgery is not an easy surgery.

It takes a surgeon years to perfect the art and craft of hypospadias surgery. Every single slice of knife, every single snip of scissors, every single stitch holds the key to a successful hypospadias repair. Inspite of all this, sometimes the results of hypospadias surgery may be suboptimal. The reasons for this are many. Besides an undertrained surgeon or poor equipment or expertise, sometimes the healing after hypospadias surgery is unpredictable. Even after hypospadias surgery, the penis has erections every night, putting the repair at little bit of stress. There may be minor infection, or the child may be nutritionally deficient in micronutrients leading to poor healing. Even if these factors are controlled, individual healing is still very variable phenomenon, leading to a small rate of complications even in expert hands. In best hypospadias centres, hypospadias complications dip to less than 5% for distal hypospadias and less than 15% for severe hypospadias.

Any complication which happens can be disheartening for the family, the child as well as for the hypospadias surgeon. Surgeons particularly get emotionally disturbed and keep thinking about it even when they go back home and more so the surgeons who are sensitive. We as surgeons forget out 95% successes and keep carrying the burden of our complications back to our homes and our families, even the minor things haunt us. Though we may keep a strong face on the exterior, much required, inside we suffer every time something doesn’t go well. Hence, we keep striving for better and better results.

Dr A.K.Singal, Pediatric Urologist India

Well coming back to the point- One of the most common complications of hypospadias surgery is Urethral Fistula formation. Having a complication such as fistula is not the end of the road. If the family has faith and the surgeon is experienced, urethral fistula can be managed easily with a minor second surgery in most of the cases.

I wish to share one story sent by the parents on an email to us and without any changes. The family came to us from Pune to Navi Mumbai for hypospadias treatment. Here we go:

It was indeed the happiest day of our lives when we welcomed our little bundle of joy; but soon after our son was born, the paediatrician informed us the baby is having a condition called Hypospadias with chordee albeit the degree of both the conditions was really minor, yet requiring surgery. The term Hypospadias was unheard of until then by us as well as seniors in the family. It was so devastating for us to know that the little one is already scheduled for the surgery – especially on such delicate place – before even he is a month old. Although the surgery was never life threatening and was elective in nature, as parents we were extremely nervous and anxious. Like every anxious parent, we too googled about the condition – which helped us understand better about hypospadias – before taking the next step of seeing the surgeon. Here in Pune, we did meet at least 2-3 paediatric surgeons (not the urologists or who specialise in hypospadias surgery). A senior doctor suggested 2 surgeries even for this minor hypospadias. Later we met 2-3 more doctors who suggested various methods be it keeping baby hospitalised for 7 to 10 days with medicines administered through IV lines or keeping the baby open after catheterization plus keeping his legs tied to each other in order to avoid dislodgement of catheter when he moves his legs; not to mention we were extremely petrified after meeting all these doctors as they were not at all empathetic not cordial. Not unexpectedly we were not convinced with any of the doctors as through google we already had understood that the condition can be treated as a day care surgery and babies are managed on oral medicines and in double diapers. Here, no doctor was talking about diaper and taking the baby home next day if not the same day. With due to respect to these doctors, we didn’t want to go ahead with the doctor with whom we were not comfortable with whatever little knowledge we have had gathered on this subject. The question of finding the right doctor was still there. Again, while googling we could get to know that there could be doctors who specialise as paediatric urologists and have vast experience of treating the babies / kids with hypospadias. Thanks to google and age of internet we found Dr. A.K. Singal.

The day we met Dr. Singal:

By the time we met Dr. Singal, our son was already 5 months old. After meeting Dr. Singal we realised why things didn’t move ahead with the previous doctors. Meeting Dr. Singal was so up to the mark as he explained the condition in detail, what he will be doing in the operation theatre and how the baby will be managed post-surgery. He was not only empathetic but also cordial and could understand what exactly the parents must be going through when their little ones must go through the surgery at very young age. His attitude was very positive. We had met the doctor we were looking for. Needless to say, we were so convinced and decided to go ahead with the surgery by Dr. AK Singal. He confirmed that both the defects would be covered in one surgery and the chances of any complications could be considered up to 2-3%. The age he suggested for the surgery was between 6 to 9 months. We took our own time to decide on the date of surgery and scheduled it when he was 14 months old. In the meanwhile, we met Dr. Singal twice with the doubts that we had. Each time he was very cordial in explaining the doubts in detail.

On the day of Surgery:

It was finally the day of the surgery. Nevertheless, we knew that the surgery is going to be for baby’s own good, yet our hearts were in the mouth. The doctor, as well the staff are so good that they would cater to every alarm by an extra-anxious and sensitive parent like me. The surgery went well, and the baby was brought back to the room. He was sleeping most of the day but when he opened his eyes I missed my heartbeat in the anticipation that he, now, would feel pain and the soreness; but to our surprise, he did not have any post-surgical pain on that day and any following day thereafter till the wound was healing. He was at his playful best by the next morning of surgery. He was kept in double diapers i.e. a hole was made in the inner diaper through which catheter was brought out and left to drain in the outer diaper. This method provides a cushion to the operated site, avoids catheter getting pulled accidently and makes it easy for parents to carry the child. Doctor suggested us to go home the next day, but we decided to continue for one more day for the betterment of the child. The nurses were so attentive and very cordial. After removal of the dressing and catheter, unfortunately our son caught the infection at the operated site which resulted in an extremely tiny fistula, which could not be spotted unless seen with the extreme care. This fistula was so tiny that the urine would come out from it in a drop or two. Later, as he was growing the urine output from the fistula grew to multiple drops.

Next appointments with the doctor:

Despite our son developed the fistula, our faith in the doctor never faded away as we were sure that doctor must have done his job with 100% care, and it was our and our baby’s fate to have the complication. The doctor never rushed and pushed us for the second surgery. He was hopeful that this tiny fistula can be healed on its own over the course of time; but the misfortune may have it, the fistula never healed, and worsened with the age by the end of year 2018. We had no choice but to put him through yet another surgery. This time as well the same protocols were followed and now our son is doing good after relatively minor second surgery.

Notes for the parents:

Please do your research when your little one requires any kind of surgery.
Have your questions ready so that you don’t miss any of them while you see the doctor
Trust your vibes. Don’t go ahead with the doctor unless you’re 100% convinced.
Get all your doubts cleared before you schedule your little one for the surgery
Take a note of your baby’s food habits and arrange for them well in advance, especially if you are an intercity / interstate / international patient. Carry sufficient (or maybe surplus) supplies during this crucial time as the baby / child can be cranky due to change in schedule and nonetheless due to procedure.
Carry his / her favourite toys, as that can sooth them.
Engage them with cartoon videos
Most importantly, however low and stressed you feel, never show baby /child your emotions and keep the spirit high. This is a tough time which too shall pass, just hang in there.
Follow medicine schedule very promptly. Be on top of the pain. Be very punctual when to comes to medicine schedule.
Be vigilant but don’t panic, call the hospital if you are not sure what to do?

Hope this story helped the families out there in some way. The lessons from the story can help both the surgeon and the family in having faith in the worst of times.

Take care and god bless.

Dr Singal

May 05 2019

Family from Oman thanks hypospadias foundation for care with compassion

Hypospadias Foundation starts Clinic for Hypospadias Treatment & Surgery in Bahrain

It is amazing how far the parents go for ensuring best care and results for their children when they are having a medical condition requiring treatment. At Hypospadias Foundation, Navi Mumbai, India, we are indeed blessed to be caring for more than 50 such families every year who come from all over the globe for surgery and care for their children. Combined with another 150 families from across India, we are proud and happy to be a part of lives of almost 200 such families every year. And when these children heal well, parents send thank you notes which makes it all worthwhile.

Here is one such letter sent by a family from Oman. Their son was diagnosed to have distal hypospadias in Oman. Family searched for best surgeon and hospital for hypospadias surgery in the world and finally landed up in Navi Mumbai for care under Dr A.K.Singal, top Hypospadias Surgeon and Pediatric Urologist.

Email follows:

Dr. Singal,

I hope you are fine and you family as well.

My son is fine now with grace of Allah. As you know he was having simple distal hypospadias. I searched many times and places regards treating my son professionally for his case. After watching your videos which are posted in YouTube (Hypospadias Foundation Youtube Channel) I decided to do the hypospadias operation for my son with you.

I would recommend any person who is looking for a doctor dealing with hypospadias to go for you for some reasons which are:

1. I am fully satisfied with your approach to the patient and his family.

2. Fully satisfied and comfortable with your high experience similar to my son’s case.

3. Administration at MITR hospital is fine and dealing with international patients professionally especially Dr. Ajit. Very respected person.

4. Price for hypospadias surgery was reasonable, and I paid as agreed.

If any patient would like to ask me, I am happy to answer their questions.

Many thanks Dr. Singal

Mr A, Oman.

We would like many more families to benefit from our expertise, love and compassion while we treat the little ones for hypospadias. We have also now started a centre at Ibn Al Nafees Hospital in Bahrain for children from GCC region to help them with good results of hypospadias. Children from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Jordan and Africa will now find it easy to get treated with Dr Singal and his team in Bahrain. Dr Singal visits Bahrain every 3-4 months and foes clinic and performs surgeries with Dr Mahmood Asghar, a renowned Pediatric Surgeon himself in Bahrain. The team has delivered excellent results for more than 40 surgeries done in last 5 visits of Dr Singal (as of April 2019).

For setting up an appointment in Bahrain, please write to us at hypospadias.bh@gmail.com or whatsapp at +973-39467333

For coming to India: Pls Fill up this form here:

http://www.hypospadiasfoundation.com/contact-form-for-patients/

Else pls drop an email to hypospadiasfoundationindia@gmail.com or

WhatsApp Dr Rajkumar (Coordinator for Hypospadias Foundation) at +919821261448

Dr A.K.Singal performing surgery

Watch Video of Distal Penile Hypospadias Surgery by Dr A.K.Singal, Best Hypospadias Surgeon In India.

February 02 2019

Single stage buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty for an adult with failed hypospadias

Hypospadias Foundation starts Clinic for Hypospadias Treatment & Surgery in Bahrain

Hypospadias is a common congenital birth defect which occurs in 1/150 boys in India. 20-30 years back the treatment for hypospadias was very not very successful as the procedure and surgical techniques very not very refined, the number of expert hypospadias surgeons focussed on treatment was less, sutures and instruments for hypospadias surgery were also very basic. With advancing knowledge and expertise, these days in 2019, the results of hypospadias repair (urethroplasty) are much better. A lot of adults in this century, underwent surgery as children way back in 1980’s and 1990’s and some of them did not get good results even after multiple hypospadias surgeries due to complications. Some of these people lost hope at a cure and did not pursue further surgery for failed hypospadias. At Hypospadias Foundation, we regularly get such young adults who come from all over India to seek best treatment and cure for Hypospadias. One of the new techniques to cure such adults with hypospadias is to use skin from inside the mouth for making new urethra- called oral or buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty. In hands of an expert surgeon, it has extremely good results.

Case History:

Mr A.G. 26 years old young man, engineer by profession, extremely smart and suave in nature, came to our hypospadias clinic one evening. He sat down and talked about the trauma of two failed hypospadias surgery which he underwent in Indore with a plastic surgeon. The last surgery was about 10 years back. He had lost hope for cure till he stumbled upon Hypospadias Foundation while searching online. He had come with a hope to get a cure for his hypospadias issue and get married soon. His present problem was thin stream of urine, pain while passing and leak of urine from underside of penis. On examination, his penis was straight (no chordee), he had a fistula in proximal penile region with thin unhealthy urethra. We sat with him and explained the plan to do a cystoscopy and check for quality of urethra and find out reason for repeated failure of surgery and then decide whether a one stage or two stage surgery is needed for full cure and best results of hypospadias surgery. A.G. agreed for the plan and wanted the best treatment.

Surgery:

On cystoscopy, we saw that his new urethra was thin and unhealthy. We cut it open from tip of penis to the site of fistula and actually little below that. We saw that the dorsal wall (roof of urethra) was healthy with minor scarring. We made a deep cut in the dorsal wall in the central midline. We took a buccal graft (oral or labial graft) from upper lip. The graft was fixed with absorbable sutures in the midline to form a part of the neo-urethra. The graft and surrounding urethral wall were rolled into a tube with absorbable sutures around a 14 Fr silicon catheter – all in one stage. The unhealthy skin was excised, and closure of skin also done in a cosmetic way. The catheter was removed after 3 weeks and at one month after catheter removal AG was passing urine in a thick stream without pain from the tip of penis. He was very happy and planning to get married soon. We advised him to marry atleast 6 months after hypospadias surgery. The new urethra is still a bit fragile for 3-4 months after surgery and it is better to wait for 6 months for intercourse (coitus/ sex) after surgery.

Buccal (oral) mucosa graft urethroplasty in adults:

An adult with multiple failed hypospadias surgeries, generally has no normal penile skin or prepuce left for hypospadias repair using local tissues from penis. Hence in such patients, it may be better to use skin from inside the mouth for making the new passage. The skin can be easily taken from inside of cheek or lips. The defect heals very fast and generally without much complications. The buccal graft adapts to penile location very well and has great long-term results in failed surgery. While some of these cases are suitable for a single stage surgery, some may require two stage surgery depending on the severity of the defect. Nonetheless, Buccal Graft Urethroplasty remains a great option with best long-term results for children and adults with Failed Hypospadias.

At Hypospadias Foundation in India, Dr Singal and his team have one of the best hypospadias surgery results in the world. Children and adults from more than 20 countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan etc come for treatment at our foundation. It is indeed heartening to see them go back with final cure from hypospadias.

To contact us write an email to hypospadiasfoundationindia@gmail.com or contact us at +91-9821261448 between 9am-6pm India time or fill up this form for enquiry.

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