Successful penile replantation following autoamputation: twice!
Report on a psychiatric patient who performed self-emasculation twice in an interval of 10 y. The penis was replanted microsurgically in both cases. At 1-y follow-up examinations he reported on restored erectile function. Under optimized therapy of his psychiatric disease, the patient appreciated the restored body image.
Volkmer
B G
BG
Department of Urology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. bjoern.volkmer@medizin.uni-ulm.de
Maier
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001828:Body Image; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012092:Replantation; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*