Meatotomy

Meatotomy
Glans penis following meatotomy, a surgical widening of the urinary meatus typically performed to treat meatal stenosis. Manual retraction is shown to provide a clear view of the widened orifice.
Specialty	Urology

A meatotomy (/miːəˈtɒtəmɪ/) is a form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, extending the urinary meatus. The procedure may be performed by a doctor to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture.

See also

• Body modification
• Penile subincision

Notes

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Bibliography

• Choudhury, Dhiraj (2008), General Surgical Operations, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, p. 336, ISBN 978-81-8448-195-2
• Palmer, Jeffrey S. (2010), Pediatric Urology: A General Urologist's Guide, Springer, p. 132, ISBN 978-1-60327-419-7
• Yachia, Daniel (2007), Text Atlas of Penile Surgery, CRC Press, pp. 151–152, ISBN 978-1-84184-517-3