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An extensive traumatic degloving lesion of the penis. A case report and review of the literature

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Traumatic lesions of the penis and scrotum areoften encountered in urological emergencydepartments. We describe a case of completeunraveling of the penile skin and partialavulsion of the scrotal skin, which was treatedwithout the need for a skin graft, which isusually the selected mode of treatment.Instead, we believe that a lessaggressive surgical approach is more beneficialfor the patient since it allows faster healingand prevents the development ofcomplications.

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  1. University Medical School of Pécs (Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem), Hungary

    K.I. Paraskevas

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    D. Anagnostou & C. Bouris

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Paraskevas, K., Anagnostou, D. & Bouris, C. An extensive traumatic degloving lesion of the penis. A case report and review of the literature. Int Urol Nephrol 35, 523–527 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000025631.34893.79

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