title: Treatment of penile incarceration by the string method: 2 case reports.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Vähäsarja
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hellström
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Serlo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kontturi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy