ESPE Abstracts

Background: The surgical reconstruction of hypospadias is usually performed during the first 2 years of life but little objective data is available to determine its optimal timing. Whereas the no-early surgery option in DSD management is rising, the results of late genital surgery should be evaluated before advocating this attitude.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate the outcome of hypospadias surgery according to age and to determine if some complicat...

Background: Severe forms of 46,XY DSD with uncertain sex may have a family history (FH) in ~15–20% of cases. On the other side of the DSD spectrum, data regarding isolated hypospadias is sparse and a FH of genital malformation is thought to be less frequent.Objective and hypotheses: The aims of the study were i) to determine the frequency of genital abnormalities in families of isolated hypospadiac boys, ii) to determine whether there is a particula...