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Hypospadias History: The Long Way to Perfection

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There are many lessons we can learn from the history of Hypospadias repair. It has passed through many stages in a long and difficult road over two centuries in search of improving functional and cosmetic results of this common anomaly in males. At each stage, this was highly influenced by the current understanding of the embryology and anatomy of the penis and urethra and the appreciation of the components and pathogenesis of the abnormality.

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Shehata, S. (2022). Hypospadias History: The Long Way to Perfection. In: Bhat, A. (eds) Hypospadiology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8395-4_1

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