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. 2009;54(2):189-90.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.53178.

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: successful surgical treatment in a gross deformity

Purificación Gacto-Sánchez, P Fernandez-Ortega, J J Pereyra-Rodríguez

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: successful surgical treatment in a gross deformity

Purificación Gacto-Sánchez et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2009.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pendulum-like mass arising from the anterior abdominal wall in its lower part covering penis and scrotal region
Figure 2
Figure 2
Penis and scrotal region 6 months after surgical treatment
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