Penile torsion explained

Penile torsion is a fairly common congenital condition with male infants. It occurs up to about 1 in 80 newborn males. With this condition, the penis appears rotated on its axis, almost always to the left (counterclockwise).^[1]

See also

• Chordee

References

• Bar-Yosef Y, Binyamini J, Matzkin H, Ben-Chaim J. Degloving and realignment—simple repair of isolated penile torsion. Urology 2007 Feb;69(2):369-71.
• Bauer R, Kogan BA. Modern technique for penile torsion repair. J Urol. 2009 Jul;182(1):286-90
• Snow BW. Penile torsion correction by diagonal corporal plication sutures. Int Braz J Urol. 2009 Jan-Feb;35(1):56-9
• Abdelhamid A, Zeid A, Soliman H. Penile torsion: An overlooked anomaly with distal hypospadias. Annals of Pediatric Surgery 2010 Apr; 6(2)93-97.
• Wilcox D, Godbole P, Cooper C.Pediatric Urology Book

External links

• Penile torsion image

Notes and References

1. Eroglu . Egemen . Gundogdu . Gokhan . 2015-01-01 . Isolated penile torsion in newborns . Canadian Urological Association Journal . 9 . 11–12 . E805–E807 . 10.5489/cuaj.2833 . 1911-6470 . 4639432 . 26600889.