Prevalence of penile abnormalities in prepubertal Children
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Hypospadias, Penile chordee, Micropenis, Hidden penis, Ambigous genitalia, Apenia, and Unspecified genital or penile anomalies are examples of common congenital penile anomalies (CPA) in children. Aim & objectives: The study's objective was to determine the frequency of penile anomalies in young children. Subjects & methods: A study involving 1000 kids was conducted in Al-Azher University hospitals' outstudied case clinics. Results: Five percent of the children under study have anomalies of the penile. 82% concealed penis and 12% hypospadias are the most common congenital abnormalities. Each of the following has one case found; There was a statistically significant relationship between the existence of penile malformations and the age of the investigated children for chordae, hypospadias, and chordae and micropenis, with the mean age of patients with anomalies being 4.76 years. Body mass index (kg/m2) was not shown to have a statistically significant correlation, although the following factors did have a statistically significant association with penile anomalies: among cases with urban residence, socioeconomic status is associated with greater penile abnormalities. Conclusion: Penile abnormalities in youngsters are frequently found. There are several plausible justifications for them. According to our estimation of the prevalence of penile problems in Egyptian children, hidden penis and hypospadias are the two most typical penile abnormalities. It can be interesting to conduct further research on the use of both traditional in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and ICSI (intracytoplasmatic sperm injection), as it has been discovered that concealed penis and hypospadias are more common in children born after ICSI.
Institutions: Al-Azhar University, Al-Azhar University, Al Azhar University
Language: English
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $150
OpenAlex ID: W4409863627