diphallia
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Diphallia, penile duplication (PD), diphallic terata, or diphallasparatus is an extremely rare developmental abnormality in which a male is born with two penises. The first reported case was by Johannes Jacob Wecker in 1609. Its occurrence is 1 in 5.5 million newborn.
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- The external male genitalia of a prepubescent male with a form of bifid diphallia with an anomaly around the mons pubis
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- The external male genitalia of a prepubescent male with a form of bifid diphallia
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- Diphallia
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Notable clinical cases
- Complete true diphallia with associated anomalies
- Partial true diphallia or pseudodiphallia, without associated anomalies
- Complete bifid diphallia with associated anomalies
- Partial bifid diphallia without associated anomalies
- Cause
- Treatment
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- References
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Diphallia, penile duplication (PD), diphallic terata, or diphallasparatus is an extremely rare developmental abnormality in which a male is born with two penises. The first reported case was by Johannes Jacob Wecker in 1609. Its occurrence is 1 in 5.5 million newborn.
When diphallia is present, it is usually accompanied by renal, vertebral, hindgut, anorectal or other congenital anomalies. There is also a higher risk of spina bifida. Infants born with diphallia and its related conditions have a higher death rate from various infections associated with their more complex renal or colorectal systems.
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