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Ashok Kumar Ladda
Department of Department of Pediatric Surgery, SSH and MGMMC, Indore, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
Increased Stretched Penile Length in Vesical Calculus: A Study of 50 Paediatric Cases
Author(s): Ashok Kumar Ladda, Maneesh Kumar Joleya*, Pooja Tiwari, Vinod Raj, Shashi Shankar Sharma, Ram Mohan Shukla, B.K. Lahoti and Manoj Joshi
Background: Primary vesical calculus is common among Indian males aged 1 to 10 years. Parents/guardians can report that the child cries during micturition and often pulls at his penis to relieve pain. Repeated pulling/tugging/massaging and ensuing penile erection increases penile smooth muscles’ exposure to stretch. Prolonged semi erection in high flow priapism has demonstrated increased penile lengths in prepubescent boys. We assess whether pediatric vesical calculus cases demonstrate a longer penile length compared to controls and determine the contributions of age, duration of pulling, and stone width towards penile length. Methods: Cross-sectional study tertiary care center. We consecutively included 50 ultrasonographically confirmed pediatric vesical calculus cases and 150 controls. Stretched penile length was measured preoperativ.. Read More»