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Atypical aphallia

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Aphallia is a rare genital anomaly poorly reported in literature. The authors describe an atypical case of aphallia characterized by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings of atrophic cavernous corpus associated with anterior urethral opening. Aphallia is a complex malformation, featuring various anomalies which should be assessed before electing a specific treatment.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Université de la Méditerranée, Assistance publique hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Pavillon Mère Enfants, chemin des Bourrelys, 13915, Marseille Cedex 20, France

    Benjamin Coquet-Reinier, Thierry Merrot & Pierre Alessandrini

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, Hôpital Nord, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France

    Kathia Chaumoître

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  1. Benjamin Coquet-Reinier
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Correspondence to Thierry Merrot.

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Coquet-Reinier, B., Merrot, T., Chaumoître, K. et al. Atypical aphallia. Pediatr Surg Int 23, 1131–1133 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-007-1912-z

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