Behavior of Children Undergoing Hypospadias Repair

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Abstract
A prospective study was performed on 10 boys between 2 and 6 yr old undergoing repair for hypospadias. Clinical observation in the hospital ward rooms and play environment demonstrated a distinctive postoperative course of withdrawal and aggressive behavior with resultant increased parental anxiety, which results in strained staff-family relations. This distinctive behavior may be owing to an interaction among parental attitudes, the pain and immobilization from operation and the level of the child''s sexual development. Intervention was designed to give the boys behavioral outlets and to involve their family in preoperative and postoperative education.

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