Prenatal detection of congenital hypospadias in the wolf‐hirschhorn (4p —) syndrome

Abstract
Hypospadias is one of the most prominent and characteristic midline defects in male infants with the Wolf‐Hirschhorn (4p —) syndrome. In this report we present a case in which hypospadias was identified prenatally at 29 weeks' gestation in association with intrauterine growth retardation. Cytogenetic evaluation after birth confirmed a 46, XY, del(4)(p14) karyotype. The prenatal identification of hypospadias in fetuses with intrauterine growth retardation and normal amniotic fluid should suggest a diagnosis of Wolf‐Hirschhorn syndrome.