title: Bathing suit mesh entrapment: an unusual case of penile injury.
abstract: Penile injury is a rare chief complaint in the pediatric emergency department. The most common penile injuries are iatrogenic or postsurgical complications, blunt trauma, tourniquet injuries, fractures, and zipper injuries. We report a series of 3 cases of penile foreskin entrapment within the mesh lining of bathing suits as a new, recognized form of penile injury.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA. eric.hoppa@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hoppa
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wiley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D052816:Foreskin / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013784:Textiles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy