Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 2006) 8, 105–106; 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00078.x
Prolonged penile strangulation with metal clamps
Chirag Patel, Richard Kim, Michael Delterzo and Run Wang
Section of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Correspondence: Dr Run Wang, Section of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Suite 6.018, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Fax: +713-500-7319. E-mail: run.wang@uth.tmc.edu
Received 20 April 2005; Accepted 19 July 2005
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Various different objects have been reported to strangulate the penis. We reported on a patient who used metal radiator clamps for an extended period of time. Workup included history, physical examination and urinalysis. The patient was taken to the operating room for further evaluation with cystourethroscopy and orthopedic wire cutters were used to break the metal bands.
Keywords: penis, penile strangulation, metal clamps
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