Use of dental drill handpiece to remove steel nut causing penile strangulation: a case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Penile strangulation is an uncommon urological emergency that requires prompt intervention to avoid potentially serious sequelae including loss of the distal penis secondary to ischemia and subsequent gangrene. We present a case report of a patient who presented to the hospital with penile strangulation injury of 10-hour duration secondary to the presence of a thick hexagonal steel nut. This case is presented in accordance with Consensus Surgical Case Report guidelines.

Case presentation

A 24-year-old Vietnamese man presented to the emergency room with urinary retention and decreased penile sensation following a 10-hour history of penile strangulation due to the presence of a thick hexagonal steel nut that he had placed around the shaft of the penis for the purpos

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020065 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature