Abstract
The part of the penile skin that covers the glans penis is named prepuce or foreskin.
The embryologic development of the prepuce and urethra is related. Several congenital
anomalies of the prepuce have been previously reported, but the absence of the prepuce
with a normal development of the urethra is a very rare association. We report a sporadic
case with absence of the prepuce and normal urethral development.
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 19,
2012
Received in revised form:
August 29,
2012
Received:
July 27,
2012
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