The boy was born with 2 penises, the doctor had to remove the larger penis

The boy’s identity was not disclosed, only known at the time of surgery he was 2 years old. The baby is being treated at a hospital in the city of São Paulo (Brazil), according to the newspaper New York Post (America).

Brazilian boy was born with 2 penises and doctors had to surgically remove the larger penis SHUTTERSTOCK

The boy was diagnosed with diphallia, a.k.a. “penis Copy”. The rate of this birth defect is 1/6 million boys. Currently, medical literature world Only about 100 cases of cloned penis have been recorded. The case of the Brazilian boy was published in the journal Journal of Pediatric Urology.

Baby’s two penises are attached at the base and both can erection Okay. However, each penis only has 1 cavernous body instead of 2 as usual. The corpus cavernosum is the spongy tissue that holds blood and helps to keep the penis erect.

According to conventional wisdom, the doctor will remove the smaller penis. However, they changed their mind when the boy’s mother revealed an important piece of information. It was her son who could only urinate from a smaller penis.

After examining, the doctor noticed that the left penis was larger, but the urethra was too narrow, making it impossible for urine to pass. Therefore, they decided to remove the large penis and leave the smaller one.

The surgery went successfully without any problems.

Currently, the boy’s remaining penis has only 1 cavernous body. As a result, doctors still don’t know what the boy’s erection function will be in the future.

There is still no research that suggests that men with a cloned penis will not be able to sex or unable to have children. However, they will face a high risk of renal dysfunction and colorectal, according to New York Post.