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Diphallia

MedGen UID:
450542
Concept ID:
C0345322
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Bifid penis; Diphallus
SNOMED CT: Diphallia (253851000); Diphallus (253851000); Penile duplication (253851000)
 
HPO: HP:0100599
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0016416
Orphanet: ORPHA227

Definition

Two penile structures, separated from the tip to the base of the shaft. [from HPO]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Karagözlü Akgül A, Uçar M, Çelik F, Kırıştıoğlu İ, Kılıç N
Balkan Med J 2018 Jul 24;35(4):340-343. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1518. PMID: 29588261Free PMC Article
Jesus LE, Dekermacher S, Lopes E, Bacon AP
J Pediatr Urol 2017 Apr;13(2):172-176. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.12.010. PMID: 28161406
Elsawy M, Pippi Salle JL, Abdulsalam M, Alsaid AN
J Pediatr Urol 2012 Aug;8(4):434-6. Epub 2011 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2011.09.006. PMID: 21959003
Ghafoori M, Varedi P, Hosseini SJ
Pediatr Radiol 2007 Dec;37(12):1298-300. Epub 2007 Oct 2 doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0627-6. PMID: 17909781
Acimi S
Scand J Urol Nephrol 2004;38(5):446-7. doi: 10.1080/00365590310019981. PMID: 15764263

Diagnosis

Kawakami Y, Sawano K, Shibata N, Kaneko T, Nagasaki K
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2023 Jul;63(4):125-126. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1111/cga.12517. PMID: 37060306
Jesus LE, Dekermacher S, Lopes E, Bacon AP
J Pediatr Urol 2017 Apr;13(2):172-176. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.12.010. PMID: 28161406
Tu YA, Su YN, Yang PK, Shih JC
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Aug;124(2 Pt 2 Suppl 1):416-418. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000327. PMID: 25004320
Acimi S
Scand J Urol Nephrol 2008;42(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/00365590701877507. PMID: 19230173
Acimi S
Scand J Urol Nephrol 2004;38(5):446-7. doi: 10.1080/00365590310019981. PMID: 15764263

Therapy

Savir A, Lurie A, Lazebnik J
Br J Urol 1970 Aug;42(4):498-500. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1970.tb04491.x. PMID: 5471752

Prognosis

Arunachalam P, Pillai SB, Citla Sridhar D
J Pediatr Surg 2012 Jul;47(7):E5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.02.017. PMID: 22813829
Elsawy M, Pippi Salle JL, Abdulsalam M, Alsaid AN
J Pediatr Urol 2012 Aug;8(4):434-6. Epub 2011 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2011.09.006. PMID: 21959003
Kim SO, Im CM, Joo JS, Oh KJ, Jung SI, Park K, Choi C, Kang TW, Kwon D, Ryu SB
Urology 2009 May;73(5):1024-5. Epub 2009 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.11.018. PMID: 19193418
Acimi S
Scand J Urol Nephrol 2004;38(5):446-7. doi: 10.1080/00365590310019981. PMID: 15764263
Lapointe SP, Wei DC, Hricak H, Varghese SL, Kogan BA, Baskin LS
Urology 2001 Sep;58(3):452-6. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01232-8. PMID: 11549498

Clinical prediction guides

Macedo A Jr, Ottoni SL, Camilato PCB, Ganchozo HSC, Garrone G, Marcondes RM, Leal da Cruz M
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Jun;18(3):399-400. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.02.026. PMID: 35346592
Duarte ML, Dos-Santos LR, Silva A, Silva M
Turk J Pediatr 2021;63(5):917-921. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.05.021. PMID: 34738375

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