title: Skin necrosis after self-removal of an artificial penile nodule in a Surinamese man.
abstract: The implantation of objects in the penis for aesthetic reasons or sexual pleasure is becoming more popular among specific socioethnic groups within both, non-Western and Western countries. The implantation and removal of penile implants is currently often performed unanaesthetised, and in unsterile conditions, putting men who undergo the practice at risk of complications. This paper describes a patient with an infection of the penis after self-removal of a penile implant, requiring urgent medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalink
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kelvin Harvey
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kramp
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
authors.forename: Sarwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baktawar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
authors.forename: Anuska
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jewbali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*