Penile torsion
Penile torsion is a fairly common congenital condition with male infants. It occurs up to about 1 in 80 newborn males. With this condition, the penis appears rotated on its axis, almost always to the left (counterclockwise).[1]
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- ^ Eroglu, Egemen; Gundogdu, Gokhan (2015-01-01). "Isolated penile torsion in newborns". Canadian Urological Association Journal. 9 (11–12): E805–E807. doi:10.5489/cuaj.2833. ISSN 1911-6470. PMC 4639432. PMID 26600889.
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- Snow BW. Penile torsion correction by diagonal corporal plication sutures. Int Braz J Urol. 2009 Jan-Feb;35(1):56-9
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