title: Surgical management of traumatic penile amputation: a case report and review of the world literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is paucity of case reports that describe the successful reimplantation of a penis after amputation. We sought to report on self-inflicted penile amputation and comment on its surgical management and review current literature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report on self-inflicted penile amputation and comment on its surgical management and review current literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 19-year-old male with no prior medical history presented to our university-affiliated trauma center following sustaining a self-inflicted amputation of shaft penis secondary to severe methamphetamine-induced psychosis. He immediately underwent extensive reconstructive reimplantation of the penis performed jointly by plastics and urology teams reattaching all visible neurovascular bundles, urethra, and corporal and fascial layers. The patient was discharged with a suprapubic tube in place and a Foley catheter in place with well-healing tissue.
  
  
  METHODS
  To review the current published literature and case reports on the management of penile amputation with particular emphasis its etiology, surgical repairs, potential complications and functional outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report herein a case of a traumatic penile amputation and successful outcome of microscopic reimplantation and review of the published literature with particular comments on surgical managements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We review the literature and case reports on penile amputation and its etiology, surgical management, variables effecting outcomes, and its complications. Raheem OA, Mirheydar HS, Patel ND, Patel SH, Suliman A, and Buckley JC. Surgical management of traumatic penile amputation: A case report and review of the world literature. Sex Med 2015;3:49-53.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Omer A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Raheem
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Hossein S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mirheydar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Nishant D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sunil H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastics Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suliman
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jill C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Buckley
keywords: Penile Amputation; Reimplantation; Traumatic
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