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Pediatric Perspective: Inconspicuous Penis

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An inconspicuous penis refers to a group of conditions that the penis appears to be small but the shaft can be normal or abnormal in size. It could be a source of constant concern for both parents and children. The term “inconspicuous penis” was first used in the literature by Bergeson et al. [1] in 1993. This could be secondary to short penile shaft often termed as micropenis. But more commonly, this inconspicuous appearance is secondary to other causes ranging from congenital conditions such as penoscrotal webbing or megaprepuce, developmental conditions like prepubic adiposity that overhangs the penis, and iatrogenic causes like trapped penis after adhesions secondary to circumcision [2]. However up to now there is still confusion by defining of inconspicuous penis in the literature review and in the clinical practice [3–15].

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Lee, S.D. (2016). Pediatric Perspective: Inconspicuous Penis. In: Park, N., Kim, S., Moon, D. (eds) Penile Augmentation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46753-4_28

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