Genitourinary | Newborn Nursery - Stanford Medicine
Patients with this condition often have a penile raphe that zigzags back and forth as well as a thinned or shortened foreskin on the ventral side. If in doubt, a small feeding tube can be threaded into the urethra.
When to Avoid Newborn Circumcision - Operation Happenis
The median raphe is not seen, and the skin on the left side of the penis is noticeably shorter than on the right side. Newborn circumcision should not be done, preserving all the skin to help cover the shaft after it is straightened.
Isolated penile torsion in newborns - PMC - PubMed Central (PMC)
Penile torsion is a congenital rotational defect of the penile shaft on the longitudinal axis and the shaft is rotated in a counterclockwise direction in most cases. In the present series, most rotations were also counterclockwise with a left spiral raphe. The median raphe spirals obliquely around the shaft and creates a cosmetic defect.
Congenital penile torsion - Children's Health
Penile torsion occurs when the skin and connective tissue of the penis do not form properly in the womb. When a baby boy’s penis appears to have been twisted on its axis, this is known as penile torsion. Learn more about this fairly common condition from Children's Health.
Penile raphe - Wikipedia
The penile raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue that runs on the ventral (urethral) side of the human penis beginning from the base of the shaft and ending in the prepuce between the penile frenulum.
Deviation of the penoscrotal median raphe: Is it a normal …
Our study demonstrates a significant association between hypospadias and deviation of the penoscrotal raphe from the midline. Consideration should be given to whether to include this finding within the spectrum of abnormalities seen in hypospadias.
Abnormalities of penile curvature: chordee and penile torsion. - Gale
Jul 28, 2011 · In mild forms of penile torsion (<90 degrees), the glans is directed away from the midline, but the orientation of the corporal bodies at the base of the penis is usually normal. The defect is often correctable by penile degloving and realignment of the median raphe.
Fellow’s Corner: Referral for Newborn Circumcision: What to Know
Penile torsion, or twisting of the penis, that would cause a functional issue is actually quite uncommon. The ventral median raphe often wanders and usually does not preclude a newborn circumcision.
Pediatric Hypospadias and Chordee Symptoms - Beaumont Health
It is sometimes called wandering raphe because the midline raphe of the penis wraps counterclockwise around the penis. When the raphe approaches 90 degrees, there may be penile torsion underneath the foreskin.
Median Genital Raphe Anomalies - SpringerLink
Feb 11, 2017 · Raphe means the line of union of the two halves of various symmetrical body parts, and the term median raphe refers to the perineal raphe, which is also known as the median raphe of the perineum; and it is divided anatomically …
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