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Preoperative evaluation documented the meatal position, raphe type, and level of deviation. The intraoperative findings included the length of urethral hypoplasia and the degree of corpus spongiosum divergence. All patients underwent tubularized incised plate urethroplasty using the hypospadias penile skin landmark technique.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Median raphe deviation was present in 82.8% of cases (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.0003), predominantly on the right side (67.3%). Four types were identified: Type I (49), Type II (no deviation, 12), Type III (7), and Type IV (2). Urethral hypoplasia &gt;1 cm with spongiosum divergence was observed in 40 patients. A significant association was observed between raphe type and reclassified meatal position (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 35.86, df = 6,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.00001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median raphe deviation is a reliable anatomical marker of distal hypospadias severity. 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