Penile Gangrene due to Strangulation by a Metallic Nut: A Case Report
| Autor: | S. T. Edino, G. O. Agbese, A Nuhu, M. Kallamu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Penile gangrene Penile Diseases medicine.medical_treatment Nigeria Poison control Constriction Pathologic Amputation Surgical Gangrene medicine Humans Suprapubic cystostomy Urethrostomy business.industry Urinary retention General Medicine Middle Aged Urinary Retention medicine.disease Surgery Cystostomy medicine.anatomical_structure Penile gangrene metallic nut suprapubic cystostomy penile amputation Penile amputation medicine.symptom business Self-Injurious Behavior Penis |
| Zdroj: | West African Journal of Medicine; Vol 28, No 5 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 0189-160X |
| DOI: | 10.4314/wajm.v28i5.55018 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Penile entrapment and subsequent strangulation is a serious injury that requires a prompt treatment to avoid gangrene. OBJECTIVE: We report our experience dealing with a case of penile gangrene following strangulation by a metallic nut in a middle aged Nigerian. METHODS: We summarise the case history, physical findings, investigations and operative treatment of a middle aged man who slipped a round metallic nut over his penis, entrapping it for five days causing strangulation and subsequent gangrene. The literature on penile entrapment, strangulation and gangrene is also reviewed. RESULTS: The patient presented with acute urinary retention and had complete gangrene of the penis. Suprapubic cystostomy was done and he had total penile amputation and perineal urethrostomy CONCLUSION: Entrapment of the penis leading to strangulation is a rare condition that needs urgent relief, otherwise penile gangrene sets in, the treatment of which has very serious consequences. WAJM 2009; 28(5): 340–342. Keywords: Penile gangrene, metallic nut, suprapubic cystostomy, penile amputation. |
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