title: Traumatic penile amputation in a 15-year-old boy presenting late in northwestern Nigeria.
abstract: Traumatic penile amputation is a serious urological emergency, although rare whenever it happens, there is a need to refer the patient early to urologist within 24 h, with the stump wrapped in saline; unfortunately, our patient presented late and as such could not benefit from penile reimplantation.
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department Federal Medical Centre Katsina Katsina Nigeria.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ujudud
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Musa
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department Federal Medical Centre Katsina Katsina Nigeria.
authors.forename: Umar Farouk
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Abdulmajid
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sharfuddeen Abbas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mashi
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria.
authors.forename: Bashir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yunusa
keywords: Amputation; penile; reimplantation; traumatic