title: [Self-inflicted genital injury].
abstract: Self-inflicted injury to external genitalia in men is an uncommon type of trauma. The international and domestic literature report isolated cases of injury to the external genitalia, caused by a patient intending to harm himself. This type of injury often occurs in patients with mental disorders. The authors describe their own clinical observations of rare types of self-inflicted genital injuries in patients without a history of mental disorders. During the period from 2012 to 2015, 4 patients with self-inflicted genital injuries were admitted to the hospital. There was a penile self-amputation, self-orchiectomy, penile rupture, and foreskin cut wound. Despite the sufficient public awareness and availability of urological care in a large industrial city, cases of self-inflicted genital injury occur. In addition to medical care, such cases warrant psychological and possibly psychiatric counseling.
authors.affiliation: City Hospital 5, Naberezhnye Chelny.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Abdurakhmanov
authors.affiliation: City Hospital 5, Naberezhnye Chelny.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Abdurakhmanov
authors.affiliation: City Hospital 5, Naberezhnye Chelny.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kopylov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating
keywords: foreskin cut wound; penile rupture; penile self-amputation; self-orchiectomy; vulva self-injury