Penile strangulation treated with the modified string method

Urology. 2004 Sep;64(3):591. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.058.

Abstract

Penile strangulation by a nonmetallic or thin metallic ring is easily overcome by severing the object, but a heavy metal ring causing penile strangulation is very difficult to sever. Here we report 2 cases of penile strangulation by metal rings, involving a 38-year-old man and a 44-year-old man, both of whom were treated with the modified string method and glandular puncture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bandages
  • Emergencies
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / etiology
  • Ischemia / therapy*
  • Male
  • Penis / blood supply*
  • Punctures