Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital malformations of the male genitalia. Severe cases present with associated curvature greater than 30° and the meatus opening proximally to the ...

Hypospadias treatment is classified into different types by its location and severity. Midshaft, perineal, penoscrotal, and glanular or distal hypospadias are the major classifications of the disease.

Hypospadias is one of the most common developmental issues for a fetus in the United States. It affects approximately 1 in every 200 babies with a penis. If your child is one of those babies, it’s ...

Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Hypospadias can be corrected using surgery to achieve normal appearance and functioning of the penis. The outcomes of the surgery can be assessed depending upon ...

Hayashi and co-workers report the application of a scrotal dartos flap wrapping surgical technique to prevent the occurrence of urethrocutaneous fistula in 14 patients with hypospadias.

The worried parents were directed to a pediatric surgeon who did a through physical check-up of the baby, and told them that he was suffering from hypospadias -- a penile defect in male newborns where ...

Hypospadias is a birth abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is not at the tip of the penis. Instead, it is either somewhere along the penis or on the scrotum. According to the Centers for ...

Hypospadias is a birth defect in male babies wherein the opening of the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body, is located under the penis instead of at the tip ...