title: [Management of penile trauma from compressed air gun in a child].
abstract: We report on a 6-year old child with a penile injury resulting in the inclusion of a pellet in the cavernous body, by a fortuitous shot. Conservative approach with elective extraction of the bullet and cavernous body repair led to a satisfactory result, in better anatomic conditions. The patient did not have any perioperative complication. Accidents by air weapons are particularly important in children, because these weapons are erroneously considered as toys. Air gun injuries to head, neck and thorax have been often published, but these injuries are rare in the chidren genitourinary area.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia. oscargironvallejo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Girón-Vallejo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zambudio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Pruneda
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hernindez
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Jiménez
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D058868:Compressed Air; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot