Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication

Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. As traditional ritual circumcisions are still practiced in the community, in Senegal the majority of circumcisions are performed in hospitals. We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who underwent a total amputation of the glans...

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Main Authors: Ousmane Sow, Cyrille Ze Ondo, Alioune Sarr, Babacar Sine, Cheikh Becaye Gassama, Alain Khassim Ndoye
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021003454
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author Ousmane Sow
Cyrille Ze Ondo
Alioune Sarr
Babacar Sine
Cheikh Becaye Gassama
Alain Khassim Ndoye
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description Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. As traditional ritual circumcisions are still practiced in the community, in Senegal the majority of circumcisions are performed in hospitals. We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who underwent a total amputation of the glans after a circumcision in a pharmacy by an unqualified agent. A meatoplasty was performed and the postoperative course were uneventful.
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spelling doaj.art-45d91e7a871c4b4e860f4ed834d96a202022-12-21T21:32:29ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202022-01-0140101905Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complicationOusmane Sow0Cyrille Ze Ondo1Alioune Sarr2Babacar Sine3Cheikh Becaye Gassama4Alain Khassim Ndoye5Corresponding author.; Urology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, SenegalCircumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. As traditional ritual circumcisions are still practiced in the community, in Senegal the majority of circumcisions are performed in hospitals. We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who underwent a total amputation of the glans after a circumcision in a pharmacy by an unqualified agent. A meatoplasty was performed and the postoperative course were uneventful.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021003454Glans amputationPenisCircumcisionMeatoplasty
spellingShingle Ousmane Sow
Cyrille Ze Ondo
Alioune Sarr
Babacar Sine
Cheikh Becaye Gassama
Alain Khassim Ndoye
Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
Urology Case Reports
Glans amputation
Penis
Circumcision
Meatoplasty
title Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
title_full Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
title_fullStr Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
title_full_unstemmed Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
title_short Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication
title_sort total penile glans amputation following circumcision a case report of a dramatic complication
topic Glans amputation
Penis
Circumcision
Meatoplasty
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