Palmure
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| Q55.2 | Other congenital malformations of the testicle and scrotum |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The palmure or penoscrotal webbed skin (to French la palmure , webbed penis ), English webbed penis or tethered penis , is a congenital anomaly. This is a Penoscrotal skin fold or Hautverwachsung (so-called. Webbed ) which has a relatively high approach of the scrotum ( scrotum ) on the penis may have, according to or even a more or less distinct fusion of the ventral penile skin and scrotal skin. It occurs in a wide range, from very mild subclinical forms to the rare, very pronounced skin formations. Usually the starting point of the scrotum is at the base of the penis (radix).
Degree of expression
In the case of a palmure, a sail-like scrotal skin that sometimes extends to the tip of the penis can lie on the anterior ventral sections of the penis. A strong expression of palmure can cause problems when using condoms or even a hindrance to erection . A low level is usually asymptomatic, but can be perceived by the adult male as an aesthetic problem.
Treatment options
Cosmetic surgery a penoscrotal webbed men offered on the private market. An early corrective operation (under eighteen years of age) is generally not indicated, also because the raphe penis is a sensitive zone and must be kept until the individual is able to consent, ie can understand the advantages and disadvantages of the intervention.
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. El-Koutby, el Mohamed Amin: Webbed penis: A new classification. In: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Volume 15, number 2, April 2010, pp. 50-52, doi : 10.4103 / 0971-9261.70637 , PMID 20975781 , PMC 2952775 (free full text).
- ↑ Joachim Steffens: Frequent urological diseases in childhood. Springer-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-798-51781-3 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
