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This page includes images of child patients. Some aspects of the condition Buried Penis can only be illustrated with reference to a child patient.

Buried Penis is a minor congenital defect attributable to a short suspensory ligament within the abdomen; it causes the shaft of the penis to withdraw into the body. In rare cases this condition can be accompanied by bilateral cryptorchidism, giving the appearance of a near total absence of genitalia when, in fact, everything exists but is merely mis-placed. The following images illustrate buried penis in a young boy with normally descended testes:

Whilst the condition is regarded by many as a contra-indication to neonatal circumcision, it is routine for Islamic boys with buried penis to be circumcised during the early stages of puberty. The following images of a somewhat obese patient, kindly provided by the Malaysian company Sunathrone Bio-Medical, show such a circumcision being done using their patent disposable clamp. The clamp design is especially suited to this task; the wide flange of the part worn during the healing period prevents the glans withdrawing into the abdomen where skin bridges might otherwise be formed.

The following resources were used in the preparation of this web page:

The Online Learning facilities of Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok.

The photo library of Sunathrone Biomedical.

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