[Diagnosis and treatment of concealed penis in 43 children].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the diagnosis and treatment of concealed penis in children.


METHODS
From August 1998 to January 2004, 43 cases of concealed penis in children were treated with Huang Lugang's procedure aging aged 2-14 years (7 years on average). Eight children are obesity. The albuginea tissue were fixed to the lateral Buck's fascia at the base of the penis. Removal of the excessive suprapubic fat was given in 2 cases of obesity type.


RESULTS
All patients were followed up from 3 to 24 months. The results were satisfactory in 35 (81.4%). The penile contour were dissatisfactory in 8 patients with obesity including 2 patients given removal of the excessive suprapubic fat.


CONCLUSIONS
The Huang Lugang's procedure was simple and can achieved satisfactory results, but it should be used carefully in case of obesity type.
Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Panzhihua, Panzhihua Sichuan 617067, P R China. luoqi692003@sina.com
Qi
Q
Luo
Tiande
T
Zhang
Hua
H
Tian
Yanjia
Y
Peng
Xiaoming
X
Zeng
Ge
G
Lei
Jianjun
J
Mu
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*