Penile scrotal fusion

  Penile scrotal fusion, also known as webbed penis, is due to the fact that the abdominal skin does not extend close to the penis, but is directly connected to the coronal sulcus of the penis head, as if a batten sleeve is put on the penile spongy body, so that the cylindrical penis is not visible, and only the penis head exposed outside the skin is seen. Most of them are congenital malformations, and a few are secondary to excessive removal of the ventral skin of the penis after circumcision or other surgeries or scar contracture of the ventral foreskin and scrotal skin.  A small number of cases are associated with abnormal urethral development. About 3.5% of hypospadias is complicated by this malformation. Such children only require reconstructive surgery in a procedure called penoscrotal fusion correction, in which the batten sleeve is changed to a tight sleeve, which both tightens the penile root. The penis is then revealed. After surgery, due to penile edema there is partial difficulty in urination and it is best to leave a catheter in place for 3 days.