Clinical trial · Interventional
Concealed Penis in Pediatric Age Group
Concealed Penis in Pediatric Age Group; A Comparison Between Three Surgical Techniques
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: Comparison between three different surgical techniques in the management of concealed penis. Methods: This prospective interventional non-randomized study included 150 pediatric patients with concealed penis. They were distributed equally into three groups; group A; patients treated by phallopexy only, group B; patients treated by complete dissection and excision of dartos fascia \& group C; patients treated by both phallopexy and dartos excision.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Urologic Diseases | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumcision in concealed penis | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Phallopexy group
- description
- phallopexy only
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Circumcision in concealed penis
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dartos excision group
- description
- complete circumferential dissection and excision of dartos fascia only
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Circumcision in concealed penis
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Combined phallopexy and dartos excision group
- description
- phallopexy as in patients of group A but after complete dissection and excision of dartos fascia
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients with a buried penis at or below the pubic skin level with a stretched penile length for all of them within the normal range according to their ages as titrated in the literature Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any associated anomalies like hypospadias, torsion, penoscrotal web, micropenis, mega-prepuce, or chordae were excluded from the study.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDElrouby A. Concealed penis in pediatric age group: a comparison between three surgical techniques. BMC Urol. 2023 Jan 11;23(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-01169-3. PMID 36631822