Indian Journal of Surgery

, Volume 73, Issue 5, pp 359–360 | Cite as

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Penile Strangulation by Metallic Rings

Surgical Techniques and Innovations
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Abstract

A case of penile strangulation in a 35 year old male truck driver by profession reported here. Two metallic rings were self introduced upto the base of penis, in order to prevent spontaneous ejaculation at night. There was marked oedema of penis distal to rings, and these rings were removed with an indigenous technique, non-operatively

Keywords

Penile strangulation Metallic rings 
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© Association of Surgeons of India 2011

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of MedicineGovernment Medical CollegeKotaIndia
  2. 2.Department of SurgeryGovernment Medical CollegeKotaIndia
  3. 3.KotaIndia

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