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Congenital absence of the penis, is a rare anomaly caused by developmental failure of the genital tubercle, the first published case dates to 1701, Aphallia could be associated with urethral atresia and absent urinary meatus, but few cases may have a normal urethra and meatus. some cases reported with other syndromes, like caudal regression syndrome. In the past all such cases are reassigned as a female with orchidectomy and vaginoplasty, but recently the trend of penile reconstruction either by grafting, tissue engineering or even penile transplant became applicable and acceptable by the families.
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Fahmy, M. (2017). Penile Agenesis. In: Congenital Anomalies of the Penis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43310-3_8
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