Thursday 25 May 2017

Hidden Penis in Children: Evaluation of Outcomes and Review of the Literature

There are many categories in hidden penises usually differentiation among the terms includes: concealed (before circumcision), trapped (cicatricial or scarred) after circumcision), and buried (associated with adolescence and obesity).

Hidden Penis in Children
Methods: From December 2014 to August 2015, we evaluated 10 patients (6 months–10 years old) with buried penises, concealed penises, trapped penises and webbed penises that were surgically. All the patients were scheduled for regular follow-up at 1, 4, and 12 weeks postoperatively.

Results: l0 patients underwent surgical repair, all buried and concealed patients had penile degloving and penile fixation. All patients reported much improved urinary function, and all patients stated that they were pleased or very happy with their outcome.

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