Journal Reviews

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Hypospadias – detecting your complications

27 January 2021 | | Paediatric Urology | follow-up studies, hypospadias, pediatrics, postoperative complications, urethra

All hypospadias surgeons will encounter complications. They are estimated to occur in around 10% of distal hypospadias repairs and more than 50% for proximal forms. Some controversy exists regarding the length of follow-up needed to detect them. Some series have...

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Psychosocial and sexual outcomes after surgery for proximal hypospadias

5 November 2019 | | Andrology, Paediatric Urology | body image, follow-up studies, hypospadias, psychosexual development

Andersson et al. report the psychosocial and sexual outcomes for adolescents treated previously for proximal hypospadias. They hypothesised outcomes would be negatively affected compared to patients with distal hypospadias or age-matched controls (Swedish population registry). Participants answered a web-based questionnaire...