Isolated penile lymphoedema: surgical management
- 1Department of General Surgery, People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Bhopal, Bhopal, India
- 2Department of Medicine, People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India
- Correspondence to Professor Rakesh Biswas, rakesh7biswas{at}gmail.com
Description
Lymphoedema is an abnormal collection of interstitial lymph fluid due to either congenital maldevelopment of the lymphatics or secondary obstruction. Primary penile lymphoedema is a rare occurrence. Its incidence account for approximately 1:60,000 live births.1 Generally it involves the lower limbs, but rarely the genitalia.2 3We report a case of primary isolated penile lymphoedema in an 8-year-old boy. The child had large penis, which was gradually progressive in size since last 3 years. There was no history of trauma or infection or any other cause of secondary lymphoedema. The child had no significant finding …
