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Automutilation of the penis performed by the kitchen's knife is described. Surgical techniques, the most important goals of therapy as well as psychiatric aspects of the automutilation are discussed.
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Ignjatovic, I., Potic, B., Paunkovic, L. et al. Automutilation of the penis performed by the kitchen's knife. Int Urol Nephrol 34, 113–115 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021375416368
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