Meatal stenosis is a condition where the opening in a boy's penis where the urine (pee) comes out is too small. If your son has meatal stenosis, you’ll probably notice it when it’s time to toilet train. The good news is, our pediatric urologists can fix meatal stenosis with a simple outpatient surgery.
Meatal Stenosis
Services We Offer for Meatal Stenosis
We offer a variety of diagnostic and treatment services, which may vary depending on the condition or location, including:
- meatoplasty or meatotomy (this meatal stenosis surgery technique involves only a quick, outpatient procedure to make the opening on the penis larger so that your child can pee freely and without any discomfort)
Why Choose Us
If your child needs meatal stenosis surgery, you can count on the experts at Nemours. Our urologists are board-certified and fellowship-trained in pediatric urology, which means they are specifically skilled in providing advanced urology care just for kids. Year after year, many are recognized as Best Doctors in America® , as well as “Top Doctors” by local magazines in our regions.
Regional Meatal Stenosis Care Highlights
Services, programs, facilities and care teams for meatal stenosis differ at each location. Call for details.
We offer care for kids with meatal stenosis at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, Del.) and select locations including our advanced, fully equipped pediatric outpatient surgery centers at Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Bryn Mawr and Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Deptford.
We offer care for kids with meatal stenosis at Nemours Children’s Hospital (Orlando) and outpatient appointments at select Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.
We offer care for kids with meatal stenosis at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville and our hospital affiliate, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, with outpatient and follow-up appointments also available at select Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.
We offer care for kids with meatal stenosis at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Pensacola and our hospital affiliate, West Florida Healthcare, with outpatient appointments available at select Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.
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