Abstract
Penile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus of choosing the most efficient technique remains controversial. Herein, we report our operational approach that successfully corrected a severe (>90 degrees) isolated penile torsion in the form of penile degloving and dorsal dartos flap rotation surgery.
Highlights
Penile torsion is a rare congenital rotational defect of the penile shaft and glans on the longitudinal penile axis usu ally in a counterclockwise direction [1]
Penile torsion is commonly seen in association with hypospadias or chor dee while isolated penile torsion is rarely seen [2]
Al though the precise etiology of this anomaly is unclear, it is thought that penile torsion occurs because of the abnor mality of the skin and dartos fascia attachment or abnor mal development of the dartos fascia that causes disori entation of the penile shaft and corporeal rotation around its longitudinal axis [1]
Summary
Penile torsion is a rare congenital rotational defect of the penile shaft and glans on the longitudinal penile axis usu ally in a counterclockwise direction [1]. Treatment of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a Child Al though the precise etiology of this anomaly is unclear, it is thought that penile torsion occurs because of the abnor mality of the skin and dartos fascia attachment or abnor mal development of the dartos fascia that causes disori entation of the penile shaft and corporeal rotation around its longitudinal axis [1].
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