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The authors conclude that childhood hypospadias repair “likely” increases risk for adult urethral strictures and associated problems. 1 Hoy N.Y. Rourke K.F. Better defining the spectrum of adult hypospadias: examining the effect of childhood surgery on adult presentation. Urology. 2016; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2016.07.057 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (23) Google Scholar This referral center managed an average of 7 men/year with prior hypospadias repair during a 10-year period. Their total of 74 patients is similar to the 61 men we treated over 13 years, 2 Snodgrass W.T. Villanueva C. Bush N.C. Primary and reoperations hypospadias repair in adults—are results different than in children?. J Urol. 2014; 192: 1730 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (31) Google Scholar 60 reported by Barbagli et al over 10 years, 3 Barbagli G. De Angelis M. Palminteri E. et al. Failed hypospadias repair presenting in adults. Eur Urol. 2006; 49: 887-894 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (164) Google Scholar 55 found by Ching et al during 16 years, 4 Ching C.B. Wood H.M. Ross J.H. et al. The Cleveland Clinic experience with adult hypospadias patients undergoing repair: their presentation and a new classification system. BJU Int. 2011; 107: 1142-1146 Crossref PubMed Scopus (34) Google Scholar and 50 accumulated by Myers et al over nearly 30 years. 5 Myers J.B. McAninch J.W. Erickson B.A. et al. Treatment of adults with complications from previous hypospadias surgery. J Urol. 2012; 188: 459-463 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (53) Google Scholar
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