Genital incarceration: an unusual case report.

Can Urol Assoc J

Fellow, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Fellow, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building, Toronto, ON;

Published: June 2010

Incarceration or strangulation of the penis is a rare clinical situation that requires emergent urologic management to prevent potentially devastating outcomes. Many different techniques have been described in the literature to remove genital foreign objects, but there is no universally successful technique. We present an unusual and challenging case involving incarceration of both the penis and scrotum by multiple metallic rings that required operative removal using an orthopedic high-speed drill.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499925PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.863DOI Listing

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