13-year-old boy has rare genital malformation

Hanoi: The genitals of a 13-year-old boy did not develop even during puberty. The doctor diagnosed him with "buried penis" - a malformation that only occurs in 4% of boys.

The family took the child to the Department of Andrology, 108 Central Military Hospital, saying that when the child was young, they discovered abnormalities in his genitals, but thought it was because he had not yet reached puberty and had not yet developed.

On May 28, Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Department of Andrology, 108 Central Military Hospital, said that the baby had a congenital buried penis defect. This is a rare disease, with a prevalence of less than 4% in male children and is little known. The symptom of the disease is a thick layer of fat under the skin around the base of the penis, making the penis appear to be sunken, sunk into the fat layer, giving the feeling of being shorter and smaller than the age.

"This is not a dangerous disease, but it can cause complications in the reproductive and urinary systems, affecting the child's psychology during development," said Dr. Phuc, adding that if left untreated, it can affect the child's ability to have sex and have children later on.

The baby had genital surgery to reconstruct the penis, revealing the correct size for his age.

Doctors operate on children. Photo: Provided by the hospital — Doctors operate on children. Photo: *Provided by the hospital*

Doctors say the disease can be detected by signs such as the child's genitals being smaller than those of his peers; difficulty urinating. When urinating, the child's foreskin swells, the urine stream is weak and intermittent. In these cases, the child should be taken to the hospital early for examination and treatment advice.

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