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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2006; 39(01): 70-72
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700466
Case Report
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Penile tourniquet injury due to a coil of hair

Suresh M Chaware
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow (U.P.)
,
Raj Gajbhiye
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur, India
,
A K Singh
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow (U.P.)
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15 January 2020 (online)

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Abstract

Penile strangulation caused by a coil of hair is frequently an unrecognized clinical entity with several potential complications, such as necrosis of glans penis, urethrocutaneous fistulae and partial or complete amputation of the glans. We report on a 7 year old boy with a tourniquet injury to the penis secondary to strands of hair being tied around the glans at the level of the corona.

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Coil of hair - penile - tourniquet injury
 
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