What is the most common form of hypospadias?

What is the most common form of hypospadias?

• A. Penile hypospadias
• B. Penoscrotal hypospadias
• C. Glanular hypospadias
• D. Scrotal hypospadias

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that hypospadias involves the urethral opening forming on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip, and the location distribution has a clear pattern. The most common form is glanular hypospadias, where the urethral meatus opens on the underside of the glans penis, near the corona. This distal, near-tip position happens more often because milder disruptions of the urethral groove and tissue fusion lead to openings closest to the glans, rather than farther along the shaft. More proximal forms—on the penile shaft, at the penoscrotal junction, or on the scrotum—require more extensive failure of fusion and are less common. Recognizing glanular hypospadias helps explain why many cases present with a distal meatus and generally have simpler surgical Repair compared with proximal variants.

The main idea is that hypospadias involves the urethral opening forming on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip, and the location distribution has a clear pattern. The most common form is glanular hypospadias, where the urethral meatus opens on the underside of the glans penis, near the corona. This distal, near-tip position happens more often because milder disruptions of the urethral groove and tissue fusion lead to openings closest to the glans, rather than farther along the shaft. More proximal forms—on the penile shaft, at the penoscrotal junction, or on the scrotum—require more extensive failure of fusion and are less common. Recognizing glanular hypospadias helps explain why many cases present with a distal meatus and generally have simpler surgical Repair compared with proximal variants.