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Rare Disease

posterior hypospadias

MONDO:0019848

Also known as:perineal, scrotal or penoscrotal hypospadias

Overview

Posterior hypospadias is a rare, non-syndromic, urogenital tract malformation characterized by an ectopic urethral meatus opening located in the posterior penis, the penoscrotal junction, the scrotum or the perineum, which often appears stenotic. The scrotum might appear bifid in severe cases and micropenis is not commonly associated. Urinary tract malformations, such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesicoureteric reflux, pelvic or horseshoe kidney, crossed renal ectopia, renal agenesis, may be observed.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for posterior hypospadias has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for posterior hypospadias.

103 publications have been identified in PubMed for posterior hypospadias. Kisho has analyzed 68 by research type. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (37%), Clinical Trial Publication (21%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (19%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	25	37%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:95706

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:16840

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posterior hypospadias

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