title: Male gender assignment in aphallia: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Aphallia is known to be a very rare congenital malformation, with an occurrence of 1 in every 30 million births; only 75 cases have been reported in the literature till recently (Hendren WH. J Urol 1997; 157: 1469-1474). Gender reassingnment is recommended for the affected newborns in infancy (Elder JS. In: Walsh PC, Retik AB, eds. Campbell's Urology. Philadelphia: Saunders: 12343-12344). We herewith report a patient of aphallia who presented at the age of 16 years and was treated with phallus reconstruction and urethral reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sir J. J. Hospitals & Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai, India. chibber@hathway.com
authors.forename: Percy Jal
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chibber
authors.forename: Hemendra N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Pritesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Prabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods