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Hypospadias

Background

In Hypospadias, the urethral opening, normally situated at the tip of the glans penis, is located somewhere on the under side of the penis, in mild cases on the glans itself and in more severe cases at some point along the penile shaft.

Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital deformities, affecting approximately 1 in 200 new born boys.

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Medical text written June 2001 by Mr A M K Rickwood, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Last updated March 2006 by Miss H F McAndrew, Consultant Paediatric Urologist, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

 

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