Current perspectives in hypospadias research: A scoping review of articles published in 2021 (Review).

ABSTRACT: 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. The present review was performed respecting the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA ScR) guidelines. A total of 284 articles were included. These were published in 142 different journals. The most accesse

SUBMITTER: Gozar H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature