Urology Annals (Jan 2019)

Penile strangulation by different objects and its removal by the modified string method: Management of four cases with review of literature

  • Debansu Sarkar,
  • Sandeep Gupta,
  • Krishnendu Maiti,
  • Pritesh Jain,
  • Dilip Kumar Pal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_178_17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Penile strangulation is a challenging clinical situation and usually requires prompt treatment. Penile strangulation by a nonmetallic or thin metallic ring is easily overcome by severing/cutting the object; however, a heavy and long metal ring causing penile strangulation is not only difficult to sever but also it may worsen the scenario if removal is tried with inappropriate method. Here, we report four cases of penile strangulation by different objects which were successfully removed by aspiration and string method. We found that instead of using heavy cutting instruments and other surgical methods, string and aspiration technique is much better.

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