The strange medical case was published last week in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, and was discovered during an autopsy on an elderly British man for investigation.
During the group of students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Birmingham, UK While dissecting the body of a 78-year-old man, they found anatomical features that were very strange and surprising. There is only one recorded case of similar characteristics.
The team also believes that the man lived his whole life without knowing that his punishment was specific to other men.
A team of experts analyzed that this old man had a very rare birth defect called Triphallia, which means “three penises.”
There had been a similar case before. A newborn baby was born in Iraq with three penises in 2020, the first and only such case ever recorded. Regarding the case of this old man This is the first discovery in the world of triphyllia in adults.
The owner of this particular pen is a white man, about 6 feet tall. He donated his body for medical examination after his death. And when a team of students exhumed his body, they first examined his body from the outside and found no abnormalities.
It wasn’t until a team of medical students began dissecting them that they discovered two “small protruding penises” that corresponded to the main penis and were “hidden in the scrotum”.
It was also discovered that each penis has its own tissue and flexible head. But the main penis and the second penis share the urethra. This causes urine to be produced first through the second penile tube and then to flow out through the main penile urethra.
The report says that the third penis is the smallest. There are no internal urethral structures.
Experts say that many penis growths are like this: Occurs during the development of reproductive organs while the fetus is still in the mother’s womb in the first 4-7 weeks of life.
The research team pointed out that the penis develops from a part called the genital tubercle, which is controlled by the hormone DHT (Dihydrotestosterone).
For this man’s case, it is considered that the genetic abnormality affects androgen or testosterone receptors. causing irregularities of the sexual organs By making the penis increase to 3.
The old man’s urethra first developed into a second penis, but when the second pen stopped developing, the urethra changed course and developed into the main pen instead.
The third penis is the remaining part of the penis that has grown beyond the normal level.
The research team noted that people with multiple penises are at greater risk for urinary tract infections. including problems with sexual performance Signs of urinary obstruction and incontinence in adulthood
Doctors usually remove penises that have grown older. When birth defects are discovered But this 78-year-old man doesn’t seem to know it. He had two extra penalties because the appearance of his main penis looked quite normal.
This research concludes that if a patient with multiple pens does not show unusual symptoms or additional medical conditions. The penis hidden inside may not show itself. causing undetected So it is possible that there are more patients in the world with multiple penises than previously thought.
The research team identified that Investigating and recognizing the abnormality of multiple penis growth or polyphalia. (Polyphallia) is considered very important for medical workers. Especially in diagnosing patients with urinary tract symptoms. Includes time to use essential medical equipment such as urinary catheters, X-rays and urological surgery.
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2024-10-18 12:30:00
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