title: [Urethral injuries caused by hair strangulation].
abstract: Fifteen urethral injuries by hair strangulation gave to the authors the opportunity to search the meaning of such a practice. The observed damages of urethra are not the result of some overzealous ritualistic circumcision as the child or his family say. A patient tedious investigation establishes that this strange practice finds its assessment probably in a mythic belief or in an unrevealed erotic purpose. The authors emphasize the best results of a two stage repair procedure.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Plaies de l'urètre par cheveu étrangleur.