A little boy from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, India, born without an anus and with 3 penises, had reportedly undergone pioneering surgery to correct his abnormality.
UK Mirror reports that the two-year-old suffers from diphallia, a rare condition where a male is born with two penises.
According to reports, he underwent surgery at Sion Hospital in Mumbai for 6 hours to correct the physical abnormalities last month, and his family are now hopeful that he will be able to lead a normal life.
He had been, however, able to pass urine through one of the penises.
Only two had erectile tissue, which is responsible for sexual function.
Dr Vishesh Dixit, paediatric surgeon, said:
“There was a huge soft bony mass and tissue to which the penises were attached. However, the anus was absent.”
He explained that the boy had already undergone a colostomy, where surgeons made an incision in his stomach, enabling him to get rid of waste.
Meanwhile, doctors said his sexual function will be, whilst his fertility will not be affected, apparently, there have been just 100 cases of diphallia reported since 1609.
Telling how the mass and rudimentary penises were removed, he added:
“The two functional penises were fused into one by wrapping a mass of skin around them.”
Speaking further, Dr Vishesh noted that an anal path was created through the boy’s rectum to facilitate the passage of excreta.
“Providing the surgery to create the anal path prove successful, the incision in the boy’s stomach will be closed in a separate procedure later this month,” the doctor added.