Retained Bullet in the Penis

Gunshot injuries to the genitourinary system are extremely rare among trauma cases and represent a complex clinical scenario to physicians. This rare case involves a 20-year-old male with a retained bullet in his penis following a close-range, low-velocity gunshot wound to the right lateral thigh. O...

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Autores principales: Eudy, Morgan, Nowak, Natalie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Urology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34466303
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16488
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description Gunshot injuries to the genitourinary system are extremely rare among trauma cases and represent a complex clinical scenario to physicians. This rare case involves a 20-year-old male with a retained bullet in his penis following a close-range, low-velocity gunshot wound to the right lateral thigh. Our case report examines this unique clinical scenario and the diagnostic approach that should be taken to decrease the chances of negative cosmetic and functional outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-83964062021-08-30 Retained Bullet in the Penis Eudy, Morgan Nowak, Natalie Cureus Urology Gunshot injuries to the genitourinary system are extremely rare among trauma cases and represent a complex clinical scenario to physicians. This rare case involves a 20-year-old male with a retained bullet in his penis following a close-range, low-velocity gunshot wound to the right lateral thigh. Our case report examines this unique clinical scenario and the diagnostic approach that should be taken to decrease the chances of negative cosmetic and functional outcomes. Cureus 2021-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8396406/ /pubmed/34466303 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16488 Text en Copyright © 2021, Eudy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396406/
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