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However, we introduce here and investigate scrotal base distance (SBD) as a sensitive genital anthropometric biomarker in human infants with cryptorchidism and hypospadias, which are considered early manifestations of testicular dysgenesis syndrome. We aim to assess SBD in patients with cryptorchidism or hypospadias against healthy subjects.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Material and methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients with hypospadias (n\u200a=\u200a61, age 17.4\u200a\u00b1\u200a6.3\u200amonths) or cryptorchidism (n\u200a=\u200a51, age 11.4\u200a\u00b1\u200a4.8\u200amonths) were enrolled for assessment of SBD, AGD, and penile length; and compared with a cohort of 102 full-term healthy boys for standard ritual circumcision by measuring age-specific standard deviation scores.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients having hypospadias had lower mean SBD, AGD, and penile length standard deviation scores than the control group (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u200a0.01). These values in patients with cryptorchidism were longer than mean values in boys with hypospadias (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u200a0.01) and shorter than mean values in the control group.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We showed that SBD, AGD, and penile length were lower in patients with cryptorchidism or hypospadias compared to normative data measured from a control group of healthy boys for ritual circumcision. These results enforce the use of SBD as an objective anthropometric measurement and a viable biomarker to assess the effects of fetal endocrine imbalance on male external genitalia development.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/cu9.0000000000000031","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,26]],"date-time":"2021-06-26T00:00:51Z","timestamp":1624665651000},"page":"214-218","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Scrotal base distance: A new key genital measurement in males with hypospadias and cryptorchidism"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Tariq O.","family":"Abbas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"Weill Cornel Medical College-Qatar, Doha, Qatar"},{"name":"Uroloy Division, Department of Surgery, 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