"Hypospadias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the PENIS or on the PERINEUM. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the VAGINA.
| Descriptor ID |
D007021
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.494.400 C12.706.516 C13.351.875.466 C16.131.939.516
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hypospadias" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hypospadias" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypospadias" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of the CDC hypospadias atlas for epidemiological research - A survey of experts. J Pediatr Urol. 2025 Feb; 21(1):169-172.
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Understanding health-related quality of life after hypospadias repair: A qualitative study with pre-adolescent males and parents. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Dec; 20(6):1082-1092.
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Caudal block for hypospadias repair: Unfolding the controversy through statistical analysis and how we can put it all to rest! Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 02; 34(2):108-111.
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Hypospadias prevalence by severity and associated risk factors: A population-based active surveillance analysis. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 12; 19(6):720.e1-720.e9.
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Gene dosage changes in KCTD13 result in penile and testicular anomalies via diminished androgen receptor function. FASEB J. 2022 11; 36(11):e22567.
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Nerve stimulation guided bilateral pudendal nerve block versus landmark-based caudal block for hypospadias repair in young children: a prospective, randomized, pragmatic trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 12; 47(12):744-748.
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Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2224152.
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Association of Analgesic Block With the Incidence of Complications Following Hypospadias Surgery; A Meta-Analysis. Urology. 2022 08; 166:11-17.
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The hypospadias-specific health-related quality of life conceptual framework: a scoping review of the literature. Qual Life Res. 2021 Jun; 30(6):1537-1546.
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Response to letter to the Editor re "Comparative analysis of perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in prevention of surgical site infections in stented, distal hypospadias repair?. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 06; 17(3):433.