Congenital agenesis of pubis and bilateral cryptorchidism: A case report.

INTRODUCTION

Agenesis of the pubic bone, as evidenced in the world literature, is a very rare clinical and congenital abnormality. Several disorders may occur with hypoplasia of the pubis.

PRESENTATION OF CASE: Here, we report a rare longer follow-up case of the congenital unilateral agenesis of the superior ramus of pubic bone with bilateral undescended testes, osteoporosis, cranial malformations, acetabular dysplasia, unilateral shortening of the lower extremity and an abnormal gait pattern.

DISCUSSION: Somatic mutations may responsible for developmental abnormalities of the mesoderm from which the pubic bones and urogenital structures develop.

CONCLUSION

An isolated x-ray finding of ramus pubis agenesis may associate with cryptorchidism or several other urogenital malformations.