Dorsal Tilt of Penis with Orthotopic Urethral Meatus in a 6-year-old Child
Rohit Lal1, Md Zeeshan Anwar1, Vinit Kumar Thakur1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
|September 15, 2025
Abstract:
The penis should ideally be straight. Chordee is most commonly associated with hypospadias and epispadias; ventral chordee with hypospadias and dorsal chordee with epispadias, although they can also be seen in orthotopic meatus. One reason for a dorsal curvature of the penis might be improper saddling of the fundiform ligament on the dorsal shaft of the penis. The study documented the surgical treatment of a 6-year-old boy with isolated dorsal tilt of the penis.
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