Treatment of penile incarceration by the string method: 2 case reports.
We report 2 cases of penile incarceration in a 10-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man. In both cases the penis was encircled by a metallic object. The string method described was successful, rapid, atraumatic and simple to use.
Vähäsarja
V J
VJ
Department of Surgery, University of Oulu, Finland.
Hellström
P A
PA
Serlo
W
W
Kontturi
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy