Epispadias or hypospadias is corrected surgically with a ________
A) lithotripsy
B) cystectomy
C) urethroplasty
D) nephropexy
C
Explanation: A) Lithotripsy is used to treat kidney stones.
B) The surgery cystectomy is used to remove the bladder because of cancer.
C) Correct! Epispadias or hypospadias has an incorrectly positioned urethral meatus, and this is corrected surgically with a urethroplasty. The suffix -plasty means "process of reshaping by surgery."
D) The surgery nephropexy is used to fix a kidney in a normal position.
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