ReviewNature reviews. Urology2022
Surgical management of primary severe hypospadias in children: an update focusing on penile curvature.
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- Network meta-analysis of different preoperative hormone therapies for improving postoperative complications in pediatric hypospadias.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Postoperative Urinary Diversion on Surgical Outcomes of Hypospadias Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pediatric Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Anatomy-guided prediction of complications after hypospadias repair: development and multicenter validation of stratified machine learning models.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Glans reconstruction utilizing a skin flap in posterior hypospadias with a small glans: a retrospective case study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Constructing a biomimetic ECM protective barrier: a strategic interface design for urethral repair to mitigate foreign body reaction.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Development of individualized surgical strategies for pediatric hypospadias: a multicenter penile morphometric analysis.Asian journal of andrology · 2026Article
- The ripple effect of stigmatization on children with congenital hypospadias: impacts on psychological and behavioral aspects.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Sexual function in adolescence after childhood hypospadias repair: a patient-reported outcome study.BJU international · 2025Article
- Urethral plate transection for chordee release in severe proximal hypospadias cases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Preliminary Experience with Transdermal Preoperative Hormonal Treatment Before Severe Hypospadias Repair: Synergy Between Pediatric Surgeons and Endocrinologists.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Nomogram-based prediction of postoperative complications in patients with hypospadias after perididymis covering.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of penile ventral curvature correction and the trend of hypospadias repair: a prospective study of the national center in China.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Article
- Dorsal shortening vs. ventral lengthening for congenital ventral curvature in patients with/without severe hypospadias A meta-analysis of comparative studies.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2023Review
- Unaided visual assessment of ventral curvature during hypospadias repair is inferior to objective measurement using app goniometry.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
- Identifying variability in surgical practices and instrumentation for hypospadias repair across the Western Pediatric Urology Consortium (WPUC) network.Journal of pediatric urology · 2023Article
- Glans dehiscence after severe hypospadias repair. Is it a real complication? Clues from a study in post-pubertal patients.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
- Reoperation frequency after transverse preputial Island flap urethroplasty "Duckett's technique" in treatment of severe hypospadias: A single center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Over the past two decades, assessment and treatment of associated curvature has emerged as a major issue in treating patients with proximal hypospadias. However, the cut-off for defining a curvature as clinically significant is still unclear, as not all patients are bothered by the same degree of curvature and, although the need for a method to assess the curvature objectively has been emphasized, no standard method yet exists. Curvature is multifactorial. The same degree of curvature can be due to any possible combination of skin and/or subcutaneous dartos tethering, a short urethral plate and an intrinsic corpora disproportion. Different strategies can be used to treat curvature, depending on the underlying cause, surgeon preferences, and the goals of the repair. In the past 10 years, use of urethral plate transection and ventral lengthening procedures has increased, although the lack of long-term follow-up data on ventral lengthening procedures suggests that the use of such procedures should be selective. Furthermore, straightening manoeuvres are influenced by the technique used for subsequent urethroplasty and, in turn, may influence the success rate of the urethroplasty. This Review provides a comprehensive overview of the major developments from the past 10 years in the management of severe proximal hypospadias in children.
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