title: Penile incerceration-A tight affair.
abstract: A patient presents with penile ring incarceration after using it for penile enlargement and prolonging tumescence. We present a case study of removal of the penile ring under local anaesthesia in a setting where cutting tools were inadequate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; Department of Physiology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000, Nairobi 00200, Kenya. Electronic address: faralkizim@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Faraj O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Alkizim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. Electronic address: danielkanyata@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kanyata
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. Electronic address: jackiegithaiga@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Githaiga
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. Electronic address: oliech@uonbi.ac.ke.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliech
keywords: Incarceration; Metallic; Penile; Ring