Open AccessPenile strangulation by different objects and its removal by the modified string method: Management of four cases with review of literature
Author(s) -
Debansu Sarkar,
Sonam Gupta,
Krishnendu Maiti,
Pritesh Jain,
Dilip Kumar Pal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_178_17
Subject(s) - string (physics) , medicine , ring (chemistry) , object (grammar) , surgery , computer science , artificial intelligence , theoretical physics , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Penile strangulation is a challenging clinical situation and usually requires prompt treatment. Penile strangulation by a nonmetallic or thin metallic ring is easily overcome by severing/cutting the object; however, a heavy and long metal ring causing penile strangulation is not only difficult to sever but also it may worsen the scenario if removal is tried with inappropriate method. Here, we report four cases of penile strangulation by different objects which were successfully removed by aspiration and string method. We found that instead of using heavy cutting instruments and other surgical methods, string and aspiration technique is much better.