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- Modified Hypospadias Fix: Better Flow, Same Risk2026-05-11
Modified TIPU improved urinary flow rates and penile straightness scores at 2 years, with no increase in complication rates (n=183)
Efficacy of Modified Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty for Hypospadias hypospadias pediatric urology surgical outcomes
- Hypospadias Men Care About Looks, Not Meatus Location2026-05-11
78 of 501 patients responded: those who did reported good overall satisfaction, driven more by appearance than urinary function (r = .60)
Long-Term Sex Life After Hypospadias Repair: Appearance Beats Anatomy hypospadias surgical outcomes patient satisfaction pediatric urology sexual dysfunction quality of life
- Five Pregnancy Factors Predict Hypospadias Risk2026-04-27
Five obstetric factors — gestational hypertension, abnormal placenta, and preterm birth among them — predicted hypospadias with AUC 0.857 in temporal validation
Risk Factor Analysis and Nomogram Predictive Model Construction for Neonatal Hypospadias: A Large-Scale Multicenter Study in East China hypospadias pediatric urology pregnancy biomarkers
- Hypospadias Hints at Hidden Testicular Problems2026-04-22
113 Danish infants with hypospadias showed reduced Sertoli and Leydig cell markers during minipuberty, regardless of defect severity
Reproductive Hormones During Minipuberty Suggest Subtle Testicular Impairments in Boys With Hypospadias hypospadias pediatric urology testosterone biomarkers
- A Body Measurement Tracks Hypospadias Severity2026-03-21
Boys with hypospadias have shorter anogenital distance (SMD −1.24), with the gap widening as severity increases across 6,905 infants
Association Between Anogenital Distance and Hypospadias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis hypospadias meta-analysis pediatric urology biomarkers environmental exposure
- 51% Needed Reoperations — 97% Still Don't Regret It2026-03-12
Half of patients required unplanned reoperations; only 2.9% of adolescents later reported decisional regret about early surgery.
Adolescent Satisfaction and Decisional Regret After Hypospadias Repair in Early Childhood hypospadias pediatric urology surgical outcomes patient satisfaction
- When a Boy's Anatomy Needs Genetic Answers First2026-03-04
In 43 children with proximal hypospadias, every patient had severe ventral chordee and most had an underlying disorder of sex development requiring workup before surgery
In Which Cases of Proximal Hypospadias Detailed Investigations Are Necessary pediatric urology cryptorchidism surgical outcomes hypospadias
- One Mouth Graft, Near-Zero Failures in Pediatric Urethral Repair2026-02-04
Lip mucosa grafted dorsally onto the urethra cut stricture recurrence to 4.5% over a median 6-year follow-up in 22 boys
Dorsal Onlay Oral Mucosa (DOOM) Urethroplasty for Post-Hypospadias Stricture hypospadias pediatric urology surgical outcomes retrospective cohort
- Three Cuts, 99% Straight: A Severe Hypospadias Series2026-01-13
Three ventral corporotomies alone corrected penile curvature in 81% of cases; adding one dorsal plication pushed success to 99% across 400 patients
Efficacy of Three Corporotomies to Correct Ventral Penile Curvature in 400 Patients With Severe Hypospadias hypospadias pediatric urology surgical outcomes
- Hypospadias Surgeons Admit They're Undertrained2026-01-12
103 surveyed surgeons reported a gap between the case volume needed for competency and what residency actually delivers
Education and Training in Hypospadias Surgery: Current Status, Competency Assessment, and the Role of Modern Educational Tools hypospadias pediatric urology surgical outcomes health services
- Older Mothers, More Severe Hypospadias: Small Study2025-07-15
Boys with hypospadias had shorter anogenital distance (4.64 vs 5.33 cm); maternal age ≥34 correlated with severe cases
Genetic Susceptibility and Pathogenesis of Hypospadias hypospadias pediatric urology case-control study genetics