Surgical management of penoscrotal hypospadias in a child with Opitz G/BBB syndrome: a case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2023 Feb 23:44:103. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.44.103.38737. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Opitz G/BBB syndrome is a rare condition characterized by three significant anomalies; hypertelorism, cleft lip and palate, and hypospadias. However, other anomalies may be associated. Herein, we report a 4-year-old child presented with penoscrotal hypospadias. On examination, hypertelorism and cleft lip and palate were noticed, suggesting a diagnosis of Opitz G/BBB syndrome. The cleft lip was corrected in the first year, and a two-staged surgical approach was implemented for penoscrotal hypospadias. In the first stage, the chordee was corrected and urethral plate was reconstructed using a tabularized incised plate urethroplasty and testicular tunica vaginalis flap. In the second stage, the remanent hypospadias was corrected, and the meatal opening reached its normal location. In conclusion, a two-staged surgical approach for the treatment of penoscrotal hypospadias associated with Opitz G/BBB syndrome may provide excellent outcomes in early-recognized cases. The urologist should pay attention to abnormal facial characteristics in patients with hypospadias.

Keywords: Opitz G/BBB syndrome; case report; cleft palate; hypertelorism; penoscrotal hypospadias.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cleft Lip* / surgery
  • Cleft Palate*
  • Humans
  • Hypertelorism*
  • Hypospadias* / diagnosis
  • Hypospadias* / surgery
  • Male

Supplementary concepts

  • Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias