Open Access Surgery (Oct 2020)
Congenital Isolated Penile Torsion: A Case Report in 2 Brothers
Abstract
Faisal Ahmed,1 Saleh Al-wageeh,2 Ebrahim Al-shami,1 Khalil Al-naggar,1 Mohammad Reza Askarpour,3 Mohammed Naji4 1Urology Research Center, Al-Thora General Hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen; 2Department of General Surgery, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen; 3Department of Urology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; 4Department of Urology, Dar Al-Shifa Hospital, Ibb, YemenCorrespondence: Faisal AhmedAl-Thora General Hospital, Alodine Street, Ibb 71234-44251, YemenTel/Fax +9674407128Email [email protected]: Penile torsion is a congenital anomaly rarely detected in isolation and mostly accompanied by hypospadias and chordee. It could also happen iatrogenically after penile circumcision. In previous literature, the incidence rate of isolated penile torsion has been reported between 1.7 and 27%. The diagnosis and treatment of penile torsion have been illustrated in the previous published articles. However, there are few published studies on the familial predominance of penile torsion. Additionally, the clinical characteristics and potential hereditary components of penile torsion are not well known. Therefore, we studied a 12-year-old boy with a severe 180-degree penile torsion, which surgically corrected and his one-year-old brother, who had mild penile torsion and surgically corrected during circumcision.Keywords: congenital anomaly, familial, penile torsion, surgery
