Penile compression--a sign of urethral obstruction.
Three boys with urethral obstruction are described. To facilitate voiding, each boy compressed the shaft of his penis prior to initiating the urinary stream, a sign previously unreported in association with urethral obstruction.
Robson
W L
WL
Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada.
Leung
A K
AK
Elliott
F
F
Maudi
K L
KL
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014554:Urination; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology