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Hypospadias
Review Articles from PubMed
Hypospadias is a congenital malformation resulting from the disruption of normal urethral formation with varying global prevalence. Hypospadias repair, especially that of proximal hypospadias (in which reconstruction of a long urethra is necessary), remains a surgical challenge despite ...
Complication rates of 5% to 10% and 12% to 23% have been observed following distal and proximal hypospadias repair, respectively. However, these rates may be overreported. We hypothesized that data from the Pediatric Health Information System would corroborate the complication rates ...
To compare the two major complications, namely postoperative urethrocutaneous fistula and urethral stricture, between the Mathieu and tubularized incised plate (TIP) repair methods for distal hypospadias.
Editorials from PubMed
Research Articles from PubMed
To investigate the therapeutic effect of simple tunica albugineaincision and ventral penile lengthening surgery on the correction of penile curvature due to asymmetry of the cavernous bodies in hypospadias. A retrospective analysis was performed in 39 children with hypospadias who ...