Abstract
Hypospadias is a male birth defect of the urethra in which urethral meatus opens on the ventral surface of the penis anywhere along a line running from the tip to the junction of the penis and scrotum or perineum. The classification and different techniques to treat hypospadias are discussed.
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Al-Salem, A.H. (2020). Hypospadias. In: Atlas of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29211-9_75
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