Injury of the external genitalia in 10-year-old boy

Degloving injury of penis and scrotum is very rare in child population and requires early reconstructive surgery for good outcomes. We report a 10-year-old boy with complete avulsion of the scrotum and partial of the penis caused by a bicycle chain due to off-road bicycling. The patient has been tre...

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Main Authors: Kleanthis Anastasiadis (Author), Chrysostomos Kepertis (Author), Dimitrios Sfoungaris (Author), Ioannis Spyridakis (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Degloving injury of penis and scrotum is very rare in child population and requires early reconstructive surgery for good outcomes. We report a 10-year-old boy with complete avulsion of the scrotum and partial of the penis caused by a bicycle chain due to off-road bicycling. The patient has been treated successfully with a single-staged surgery.
Item Description:0189-6725
10.4103/ajps.AJPS_98_17