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Dorsal and Ventral Frenulum in an Uncircumcised Young Male: an Extremely Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

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The dorsal penile frenulum is an extremely rare penile anomaly. Only three case reports of dorsal penile frenulum are available in the literature. It is incidentally detected as the inability to retract prepuce. Simple excision of the frenulum can result in good cosmetic results with unrestricted penile erection. We present this case report of a 21-year-old unmarried, uncircumcised male presenting with an inability to retract prepuce due to dorsal and ventral penile frenulum.

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  1. Department of Urology, IGMC Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Mritunjay Kumar, Manjeet Kumar & Pawan Kaundal

  2. Rajiv Gandhi Government Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola, Distt Kangra HP, Paprola, India

    Sanjeev Sharma

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Kumar, M., Sharma, S., Kumar, M. et al. Dorsal and Ventral Frenulum in an Uncircumcised Young Male: an Extremely Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. Indian J Surg (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03949-z

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