title: Penile strangulation due to plastic bottle neck: a surgical emergency.
abstract: Use of various metallic and non-metallic constricting objects on the external male genitalia for increasing sexual performance or because of autoerotic intentions is an unusual practice that can potentially lead to penile strangulation with severe consequences. Depending on the type of constricting material, emergency removal of such an object is a challenge. We report a case of a 45-year-old man who presented to our hospital with a hard plastic bottle neck at the base of his penis that led to penile strangulation. The constricting agent was successfully removed. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Akshay Anand
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kul Ranjan
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jitendra Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Abhinav Arun
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sonkar
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery