Open AccessAnimal bite of penis in a neonate and macroscopic repair
Author(s) -
Biswanath Mukhopadhyay,
Pankaj Haldar,
ParthaP Mukherjee,
TapanJ Ghosh,
RamM Shukla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.86882
Subject(s) - medicine , penis , urethra , surgery
We are reporting a newborn male who had injury of the penis probably due to rat bite. The baby was brought to the hospital within 3 h of the injury. The urethra was completely transected. Macroscopic repair was performed. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged after 2 weeks. The patient is doing well 3 months after the operation.
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