diphallia

Also known as diphallasparatus, Diphallus, Penile duplication, diphallic terata, penile duplication

Diphallia, penile duplication (PD), diphallic terata, or diphallasparatus is an extremely rare developmental abnormality in which a male is born with two penises. The first reported case was by Johannes Jacob Wecker in 1609. Its occurrence is 1 in 5.5 million newborn.

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Diphallia
Medical condition.image: Diphallia 01.jpg
Medical condition.image_size: 220px
Medical condition.alt: The external male genitalia of a prepubescent male with a form of bifid diphallia with an anomaly around the mons pubis
Medical condition.caption: The external male genitalia of a prepubescent male with a form of bifid diphallia

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: Diphallia 01.jpg

Sources (1)

wikidata.org

via Wikidata · CC0

~9 min read

Article

12 sections

Contents

Notable clinical cases
Complete true diphallia with associated anomalies
Partial true diphallia or pseudodiphallia, without associated anomalies
Complete bifid diphallia with associated anomalies
Partial bifid diphallia without associated anomalies
Cause
Treatment
See also
References
Notes
Further reading
External links

When diphallia is present, it is usually accompanied by renal, vertebral, hindgut, anorectal or other congenital anomalies. There is also a higher risk of spina bifida. Infants born with diphallia and its related conditions have a higher death rate from various infections associated with their more complex renal or colorectal systems.