Case Report
 
Dorsal penile frenulum: A rare developmental abnormality
Bhavinder Arora
MS FIAMS FAIS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Pt BDS University of health sciences, PGIMS Rohtak, India.

Article ID: Z01201605CR10642BA
doi:10.5348/ijcri-201654-CR-10642

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Bhavinder Arora
MS FIAMS FAIS, Prof Associate
Department of Surgery, Pt BDS University of health sciences
PGIMS Rohtak – 124001
India

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Arora B. Dorsal penile frenulum: A rare developmental abnormality. Int J Case Rep Imag 2016;7(5):311–313.


Abstract
Introduction: Dorsal penile frenulum is a very rare abnormality in literature.
Case Report: This abnormality was present with normal external urethral meatus in a young adult male. There was no associated penile torsion.
Conclusion: This is the second case report in medical literature. A brief description of preputial anatomy and frenar band band is described. Various hypotheses have been discussed for development of dorsal penile frenulum.

Keywords: Dorsal penile frenulum, Penile frenulum, Penile torsion


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Bhavinder Arora – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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About The Authors

Dr. Bhavinder Arora is Professor Associate at Department of Surgery, Pt BDS PGIMS, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, (India). He earned MBBS degree from PGIMS, Rohtak and postgraduate degree from MS (General Surgery) from PGIMS, Rohtak, (India) He has published 50 research papers in national and international academic journals and authored five chapters in books. His research interests are in peripheral vascular surgery, Day Surgery, Inguinal Hernia, Trauma and critical care. He has delivered ORATIONS in national conferences. He is a national faculty in Association of Surgeons of India, Association of Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons of India, The Indian association of Day Surgery of India. He has read about 50 research papers in national and international conferences and won four research paper awards