An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . Fig. 30.—Meatus with depression similar to thatin Fig. 29, and a long, narrow sinus opening be-tween it and the urethra. importance except its absence or undue contraction. An imperforate meatusis usually closed only by a very thin membrane, formed of the epithelial cellsgrowing between the prepuce and glans, which is readily punctured or tornthrough. This is a very common deformity, but the more extensive mal-formation in which the glandular urethra is partly absent is very rare and MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMI
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An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . Fig. 30.—Meatus with depression similar to thatin Fig. 29, and a long, narrow sinus opening be-tween it and the urethra. importance except its absence or undue contraction. An imperforate meatusis usually closed only by a very thin membrane, formed of the epithelial cellsgrowing between the prepuce and glans, which is readily punctured or tornthrough. This is a very common deformity, but the more extensive mal-formation in which the glandular urethra is partly absent is very rare and MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMITIES. 57 more difficult to treat. If there should be any difficulty in finding the endof the imperforate urethra, it is best to open the canal in the perineum (whereit will sometimes be found fully distended with urine), to pass a sound for-ward, and to cut down upon that instrument at the most anterior point reached.This opening must be made quite free, and the mucous membrane sutured tothe skin in order to secure prompt union and the avoidance of cicatricial con-traction. In c