Genital anomalies

Abstract

Genital anomalies considers both congenital and acquired differences in genital anatomy in both men and women. Clinicians performing genital examinations will frequently encounter many of these in their practice, and within this chapter each anomaly is succinctly described and for many the appropriate management is subsequently outlined. In men, the following differences are included: epispadias, hypospadias, lymphocele, paraphimosis, Peyronie’s disease, priapism, phimosis, spermatoceles and epididymal cysts, urethral channels, and varicocele. In women: Bartholin gland pathology (cysts and abscesses), cervical polyps, Mullerian duct anomalies (vaginal agenesis, vaginal and uterine septae, unicornuate uterus and uterus didelphys), and urethral caruncles are outlined.