Abstract
Aposthia is a very rare congenital abnormality in which the prepuce is missing. The
prepuce is a common anatomical covering of the glans penis. There are some reports
on boys being born without a prepuce among Jews and Muslims, but this is more likely
to actually be hypospadias. We present a boy with an actual natural circumcision or
aposthia.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
May 25,
2010
Received in revised form:
May 24,
2010
Received:
January 20,
2010
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