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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1981; 14(02): 18-23
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778421
Review Article

Epidemiological Study Of Hypospadias

L. M. Dr Bariar
1   Senior Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
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J. K. Dr Sinha
2   Professor & Head, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
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F. M. Dr Tripathi
3   Reader, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
,
V. Dr Bhattacharya
4   Lecturer, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
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Summary

An analysis of 76 cases of hypospadias of all types treated during the period 1975 to 1980 is presented. The mean number of new patients attending the outdoor per year was 13.2. Maximum number of cases (41 percent) presented during first five years of their life. Four percent of the cases had chordee without hypospadias. Seventy Three percent cases belonged to distal types and 27 percent to proximal types. The various morphological features were noted in detail. Assocjated penile hypoplasia was seen in high percentage of cases and 6 per cent cent patients with hypospadias of proximal types had bifid scrotum.



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