ArticleBMC urology2017
Traumatic penile amputation: a case report.
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- Total penile amputation following ritual circumcision: A case report of a devastating complication.Urology case reports · 2025Article
- Successful Pediatric Penile Replantation Following Amputation During Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2023Review
- Self-strangulation induced penile partial amputation: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Penile amputation after neonatal circumcision: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Posttraumatic Penile Replantation with Minimal Skin Necrosis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- The challenges and complications of re-implantation of the penis following amputation.Ghana medical journal · 2022Article
- Success of Penile Replantation Using Combination of Cialis, Hyperbaric Oxygen, and SPY Technology.Eplasty · 2019Article
- Unusual Mechanisms of Penile Amputation.Case reports in urology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTraumatic amputation of the penis is a rare surgical emergency. Although repair techniques have been well described in literature, failure of replantation and its causes are poorly understood and reported. Herein, we report the case of a 9 year old boy who underwent replantation of his amputated penis with delayed failure of the surgery, along with a discussion of recent advances in the management of this condition. CASE PRESENTATION: A 9-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for traumatic amputation of the penis. Papaverine aided microsurgical replantation of the severed part was performed, but by 48 h, the glans became discoloured and necrosis set in by 4 days. Unfortunately, by day 12 two thirds of the re-implanted penis was lost along with overlying skin.
conclusionReplantation of an amputated penis in a pediatric patient is a daunting task even for experienced surgeons. The vasodilatory effect of papaverine for vascular anastomosis is well described, but the use of a paediatric cannula for identification and instillation of papaverine into penile vasculature, has not been described for the repair of penile amputation. Despite its apparent failure, we believe this technique may be valuable to surgeons who might encounter this rare event in their surgical practice, especially in resource limited settings like ours.
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