The perineal raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue on the body that extends from the anus through the perineum to the scrotum (male) or the vulva (female). It is found in both males and females, arises from the fusion of the urogenital folds , and is visible running medial through anteroposterior, to the anus where it resolves in a small ...

The penile raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue that runs on the ventral (urethral) side of the human penis beginning from the base of the shaft and ending in the prepuce between the penile frenulum.

2024年3月7日 · The perineal raphe comprises a ridge of tissue on the human body that extends from the anus to the perineum. Embryologically, it arises from the fusion of the urogenital folds.

2023年2月1日 · The line is known as a penile raphe where it appears on the penis, and a scrotal raphe where it appears on the scrotum.

Perineal raphe is present in both males and females. In females, perineal raphe originates from anus and continues running upward to female genitalia i.e. passing through vagina till clitoris. In males, perineal raphe originates from anus and extends in upward direction to scrotum and then through posterior side of penis.

The raphe of the human penis and scrotum is considered to develop secondarily after disappearance of the initial midline seam by fusion of the bilateral genital folds. However, the fetal development was still obscure. We examined histological ...

The perineal raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue on the male human body that extends from the anus through theperineum. This structure continues through the midline of the scrotum (scrotal raphe) and upwards through the posterior midline aspect of the penis (penile raphe).

Here, we report acute urinary retention as a very rare complication of a penile median raphe cyst. A 21-year-old single man presented with a sudden onset of acute urinary retention of one days’ duration. Urethral catheterization was done at the Emergency Department and …

Penile median raphe cysts are uncommon lesions occurring predominantly in the ventral aspect of the glans penis of young men. In most patients, the cysts, which are asymptomatic or unrecognized during childhood, may progress later and …

The raphe is the result of a fetal developmental phenomenon where the scrotum (the developmental equivalent of the labia in females) and penis close toward the midline and fuse under the influence of testosterone.