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This is a condition where the penis appears buried or hidden under the surrounding skin of the pubic area.
The penis may appear small or hidden in the fatty suprapubic area. This can be a normal finding in boys, but it should be addressed if a circumcision is being performed.
This condition is caused by a poorly defined penopubic junction. It is also often found in boys with a large suprapubic fat pad.
In many cases, no treatment is necessary and the child typically outgrows this condition as the penis grows and they lose their baby fat. Treatment is typically performed if a circumcision or circumcision revision is being done at the same time. The surgery typically takes about 45 minutes and patients go home the same day.
The Division of Pediatric Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine, proudly affiliated with Children’s Hospital of New York at NewYork-Presbyterian, provides world-class care to children of all ages, from birth through adolescence, with disorders of the kidney, ureter, bladder, urethral and external genitalia. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric urologists offer minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic procedures, complex open procedures and non-surgical management of pediatric urological disorders. Our program is a top Pediatric Urology program in New York City, and NewYork-Presbyterian Children’s Hospital-Columbia and Cornell is ranked among the top 50 pediatric urology programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
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