Hundreds of papers are written about hypospadias every year referring to all aspects of the pathology, being one of the most common congenital malformations. The present study conducted a scoping review of articles published in 2021 to present the main issues and summarize current perspectives and achievements in the field. It searched for the keyword 'hypospadias' in the three most popular databases (PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science). After the analysis of the publications, they were categorized into different domains.
Review question / Objective: Hundreds of papers are written about hypospadias in children every year referring to all aspects of the pathology, being one of the most common congenital malformations. This pathology represents one of the most debated problems and not only among pediatric surgeons. This paper aims to p r e s e n t t h i s p a t h o l o g y ' s c u r r e n t perspectives and the most important INPLASY 1 International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols INPLASY PROTOCOL Scoping review protocol of the current perspectives in hypospadias research -Review of articles published in 2021 Gozar, H 1 ; Bara, Z 2 ; Dicu, E 3 ; Derzsi, Z 4 . To cite: Gozar et al. Scoping review protocol of the current perspectives in hypospadias research -Review of articles published in 2021. Inplasy protocol 2022110117.
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