Abnormal urethral pathways in a child presenting with diphallia

Diphallia is an extremely rare embryological anomaly, occurring once in 5–6 million births. Here we discuss a neonate who was referred for surgical consultation of diphallia, in which examination revealed a dominant right phallus and apparently shorter left phallus. MRI and retrograde urethrogram re...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 66; p. 101802
Main Authors Kendrick, Dylan John, Goddard, Lucy Erin, Kimble, Roy Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021
Elsevier
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Congenital anomaly
Diphallia
Duplicate penis
Urethral duplication
Duplicate penis
Diphallia
Congenital anomaly
Urethral duplication
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Summary:Diphallia is an extremely rare embryological anomaly, occurring once in 5–6 million births. Here we discuss a neonate who was referred for surgical consultation of diphallia, in which examination revealed a dominant right phallus and apparently shorter left phallus. MRI and retrograde urethrogram revealed a unique pathway of the right urethra and a stenosed, but otherwise normal left urethra. The decision was made to excise the right phallus and associated urethra due to the correct anatomy of the left phallus and corresponding urethra.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101802