Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 231-240 , July 2010

When Size Matters: A Clinical Review of Pathological Micropenis

  • Shirley Tsang, MS, RN, CPNP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Shirley Tsang, MS, RN, CPNP

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    A, Micropenis in an infant. (From Morales, S., Guerra, G., Jr., & Maciel-Cuerra, A. T. (2006). Female counterpart of shawl scrotum in Aarskog-Scott syndrome. ;International Brazilian Journal of Urology

    A, Micropenis in an infant. (From Morales, S., Guerra, G., Jr., & Maciel-Cuerra, A. T. (2006). Female counterpart of shawl scrotum in Aarskog-Scott syndrome. International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 32, 460. Copyright 2006 by the International Brazilian Journal of Urology. Reprinted with permission). B, Micropenis in an adult. (From Micropenis. Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed July 14, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropenis.) Figure 1B can be viewed in color online at www.jpedhc.org.

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    Modified syringe used to measure the penis. This figure can be viewed in color online at www.jpedhc.org.

    Modified syringe used to measure the penis. This figure can be viewed in color online at www.jpedhc.org.

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    Examples of concealed penises. (Reprinted from Urology, 69, Borsellino, A., Spagnoli, A., Vallasciani, S., Martini, L., & Ferro, F, Surgical approach to concealed penis: Technical refinements and outc;

    Examples of concealed penises. (Reprinted from Urology, 69, Borsellino, A., Spagnoli, A., Vallasciani, S., Martini, L., & Ferro, F, Surgical approach to concealed penis: Technical refinements and outcome, 1196, Copyright (2007) with permission from Elsevier.) This figure can be viewed in color online at www.jpedhc.org.

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00140-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.05.001

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 231-240 , July 2010