[Pygomelus: a surgical case report from Nigeria]

Abstract

We report a case of pygomelus, a malformation characterized by the presence of supernumerary limb. The patient was a 3-month-old girl born full term in the Zinder area of Niger. The mother had not attended prenatal visits. No drug had been administered during pregnancy and the family was not inbred. The malformation consisted of an almost fully developed third lower limb, attached to the lumbosacral spine, and of a small fleshy mass at the base of the limb resembling a penis. The appendage was removed surgically without complications and the child has been developing normally since the intervention.