Trauma of the external genital in children: Emasculation, a paediatric case report

An 8-year-old boy was brought to the paediatric surgery department having amputated his penis and both testicles during a road traffic accident. Examination of the perinea showed a complete amputation of penis, scrotum and testicles. We performed debridement and skin suture initially. The urethral o...

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Autores principales: Tembely, S., Dieth, A.G., Kouamé, Y.G.S., Yaokreh, J.B., Odéhouri-Koudou, T.H., Kouamé, D.B., Ouattara, O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31111085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100201
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Sumario:An 8-year-old boy was brought to the paediatric surgery department having amputated his penis and both testicles during a road traffic accident. Examination of the perinea showed a complete amputation of penis, scrotum and testicles. We performed debridement and skin suture initially. The urethral orifice was catheterized by a 10 F Foley's catheter. I the herein case report, we discuss the incidence, management and complications of genital amputation in a young boy. Moreover, the existing literature in this subject is reviewed.

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