A retrospective population-based cohort study to evaluate the impact of an older sibling with undescended testis and hypospadias on the known maternal and fetal risk factors for undescended testis and hypospadias in Ontario, Canada, 1997–2007

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There are several reported risk factors for undescended testis (UDT) and hypospadias (HYP). Also, a family history of UDT or HYP has not been accounted for in prior studies, and doing so may influence these independent risk estimates. STUDY DESIGN: A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using linked administrative databases in Ontario, Canada, to identify all live male newborns born between 1997 and 2007, and …

Authors

Dave S; Liu K; Clark R; Garg AX; Shariff SZ

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Urology, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 41.e1–41.e9

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.09.021

ISSN

1477-5131

Associated Experts

Amit Garg

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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