Buried penis and morbid obesity

Three morbidly obese men aged 69, 49 and 45 years with respective BMIs of 46.3, 49.1 and 59.3 died suddenly from underlying cardiovascular disease. At autopsy all were found to have marked penile shortening typical of an entity known as “buried penis.” This condition arises in adulthood most commonl...

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Published in:Forensic science, medicine, and pathology medicine, and pathology, 2022-06, Vol.18 (2), p.205-208
Main Authors: Byard, Roger W., Tan, Luzern
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue
Adult
Body Mass Index
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Images in Forensics
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - complications
Pathology
Penis
Topical Collection of Images in Forensics
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Three morbidly obese men aged 69, 49 and 45 years with respective BMIs of 46.3, 49.1 and 59.3 died suddenly from underlying cardiovascular disease. At autopsy all were found to have marked penile shortening typical of an entity known as “buried penis.” This condition arises in adulthood most commonly from morbid obesity as the penile shaft becomes enveloped by encroaching suprapubic adipose tissue. It is associated with infective, obstructive and malignant complications. Histology will be required to identify less-common causative conditions or any inflammatory or premalignant/malignant changes.
ISSN:1547-769X
1556-2891
DOI:10.1007/s12024-022-00461-w