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MALE HYPOSPADIAS, 625 CASES, ASSOCIATED MALFORMATIONS AND POSSIBLE ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS
Author(s) -
SVENSSON J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb05060.x
Subject(s) - hypospadias , medicine , penis , scrotum , incidence (geometry) , hypoplasia , etiology , gynecology , sex organ , urology , anatomy , biology , physics , genetics , optics
. Records from 625 patients with hypospadias have been reviewed, with reference to associated malformations. Cryptorchidism was found to be the most common associated malformation and was present in 6% of cases with hypospadias. The highest incidence of cryptorchidism was found in the more severe forms of hypospadias. Other concomitant genital malformations, such as bifid scrotum, hypoplasia of penis and remnants of the Müllerian system showed the same pattern. The recorded incidence of bifid scrotum and hypoplasia of the penis was 4% and 8% respectively. A high incidence of abnormalities in the lower urinary tract was found; 50 % of 84 patients investigated. The hypothesis of hypospadias being a result of testicular hormone insufficiency is discussed.