Identical unusual subtotal penile amputation in children: a report of four cases.
| Title: | Identical unusual subtotal penile amputation in children: a report of four cases. |
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| Authors: | Thatte RL; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital, Bombay, India.; Wagh MS; Kulkarni ND |
| Source: | British journal of plastic surgery [Br J Plast Surg] 1993 Sep; Vol. 46 (6), pp. 535-7. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2984714R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1226 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071226 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Plast Surg Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: June 2003- : Oxford, UK : Elsevier; Original Publication: Edinburgh, Livingstone. |
| MeSH Terms: | Amputation, Traumatic/*surgery ; Penile Diseases/*surgery ; Penis/*injuries; Penile Diseases/physiopathology ; Penis/surgery ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Male ; Penile Erection |
| Abstract: | 4 cases are reported in whom an accidental or iatrogenic near complete slow amputation of the penis at the corona glandis was observed at first presentation. A representative case is presented in detail with illustrations showing the surgical repair carried out. The future erectile ability of this reconstructed phallus is speculated upon. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 19930901 Date Completed: 19931220 Latest Revision: 20190821 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0007-1226(93)90232-z |
| PMID: | 8220865 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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