Epispadias

Epispadias
Specialty	Medical genetics

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An epispadias is a rare type of malformation in which the urethra ends, in males, in an opening on the upper aspect of the penis,^[1] and in females when the urethra develops too far anteriorly. It occurs in around 1 in 120,000 male and 1 in 500,000 female births.^{[citation needed]}