Prevalence of hypospadias in Italy according to severity, gestational age and birthweight: an epidemiological study
Paolo Ghirri1, Rosa Teresa Scaramuzzo1, Silvano Bertelloni2, Daniela Pardi3, Amerigo Celandroni4, Guido Cocchi5, Roberto Danieli6, L. De Santis7, Maria C Di Stefano8, O. Gerola9, Mario Giuffrè10, Giuseppe S Gragnani11, Cinzia Magnani12, C Meossi13, Ilaria Merusi14, Giuseppe Sabatino15, Stefano Tumini15, Giovanni Corsello10, Antonio Boldrini1
1Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – "S. Chiara" Hospital, University of Pisa, Italy
2Department of Paediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine Unit – "S. Chiara" Hospital, University of Pisa, Italy
3Division of Pediatrics, "G. Pasquinucci" Paediatric Hospital, Massa
4Division of Pediatrics, "F. Lotti" Hospital of Pontedera, Italy
5Division of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, Italy
6Division of Pediatrics, Hospital of Livorno, Italy
7Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, "S. Anna" Hospital, University of Torino, Italy
8NICU, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
9Division of Pediatrics, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital, University of Pavia, Italy
10Division of Pediatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
11Division of Pediatrics, Bassa Val di Cecina Hospital, Italy
12Division of Neonatology, University of Parma, Italy
13Division of Pediatrics, "Campo di Marte" Hospital, Lucca, Italy
14Division of Pediatrics, Versilia Hospital, Italy
15NICU and Division of Pediatrics, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy