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ArticleIJU case reports2022

A case of penile self-mutilation during a suicidal attempt successfully treated using a multidisciplinary approach.

Akihiko Nagoshi, Toshiki Kijima, Issei Suzuki, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Fuyo Nozaki, Daisuke Fujisawa, Norio Sugawara, Kazutaka Shimoda, Hirotaka Asato, Takao Kamai

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Article in IJU case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Self-mutilation: a systematic review.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akihiko NagoshiDepartment of Urology Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Toshiki KijimaDepartment of Urology Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-9294
Issei SuzukiDepartment of Urology Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Kazumasa SakamotoDepartment of Urology Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Fuyo NozakiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Daisuke FujisawaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Norio SugawaraDepartment of Psychiatry Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Kazutaka ShimodaDepartment of Psychiatry Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Hirotaka AsatoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.
Takao KamaiDepartment of Urology Dokkyo Medical University Shimotsuga Tochigi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7086-6964
Dokkyo Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Penile self-mutilation is predominantly associated with psychiatric disorders and rarely occurs during suicide attempts by men with depressive mood disorders. Herein, we have reported a case of penile self-mutilation by a patient with depression. Case presentation: A 63-year-old man with a 20-year treatment history of depression presented to our hospital an hour after cutting his penile shaft during a suicide attempt. Hemostasis was achieved by urologists, and his psychiatric condition was evaluated by psychiatrists. The patient and his family hoped for penile replantation. His mood disorders were controllable, and microscopic replantation was performed by plastic surgeons after multidisciplinary discussion. The patient recovered, urinated without any signs of urinary stricture, showed no progression of depression, and did not repeat the mutilation. Conclusion: Penile self-mutilation during suicide attempts is a rare urological emergency that requires multidisciplinary management involving urologists, psychiatrists, and plastic surgeons.

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depressionmicroscopic reconstructionmultidisciplinary approachpenile self‐mutilationpsychiatric disorders

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PMID35509771
PMCPMC9057736
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