Open AccessAphallia: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Abdoul Kane,
Gabriel Ngom,
Oumar Ndour,
Désiré Munyali Alumeti
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.91675
Subject(s) - medicine , genitourinary system , sociocultural evolution , general surgery , pediatrics , anatomy , anthropology , sociology
Aphallia is a complex urogenital malformation. It is rarely described in literature. Treatment calls upon feminising genitoplasty in most cases. Authors describe a case in a neonate, insisting on the sociocultural realities which guided their indications.