The Gigli saw, a useful tool for cutting a metal ring causing penile strangulation.

J Pediatr Urol

Pediatric Surgery Department, Nancy Regional University Hospital, 8 rue du Morvan, 54500, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France; Paediatric Department, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, 1 Allée du Château, 57050, Metz, France. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023

Penile strangulation is a rare pediatric urology emergency. A 13-year-old boy with no psychiatric history was referred to the university hospital 2 h after a metallic ring was self-placed over his penis. Under general anesthesia, a Gigli saw cut the cockring in two places. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 1. He neither attended a consultation at the one-month follow-up nor saw a psychiatrist. Thirteen similar cases have been reported in children since 1975. We were the first team to use a Gigli saw in a child in our department.

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