Isolated Diphallia: Case Report and Literature Review

Introduction

Diphallia (also known as penile duplication or diphallasparatus) is a rare malformation with an estimated frequency of one case per five million births and is commonly associated with duplications or malformations of the urinary tract, anorectal and vertebral malformations. It is an extremely rare disorder with only approximately 100 such cases of diphallus reported throughout the world [5]. We report a case of true diphallia without associated urinary or anorectal malformations.

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