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1: Int Urol Nephrol. 2006;38(1):93-5.Click here to read Links

Penile entrapment in a plastic bottle - a case for using an oscillating splint saw.

May M, Gunia S, Helke C, Kheyri R, Hoschke B.

Urology Clinic, Carl-Thiem-Hospital Cottbus, Berlin-Charité University Teaching Hospital, Thiemstrasse 111, 03048, Cottbus, Germany. M.May@ctk.de

Penile entrapment is a rare but serious urological emergency, which can easily lead to stangulation and infarction. We report a case of penile entrapment in a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle in a 49-year-old male. Attempts to cut the bottle with a scalpel or a glass saw were ineffective. Finally, the bottle neck was cut longitudinally with an oscillating saw intended for cutting plaster casts.

PMID: 16502059 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]