Citation

García-Perdomo HA. World J. Clin. Cases 2014; 2(10): 587-590.

Affiliation

Herney Andrés García-Perdomo, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Valle, 25360 Cali, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group)

DOI

10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.587

PMID

25325072

PMCID

PMC4198414

Abstract

Twenty percent of genital traumas are caused by penetrating injuries; accordingly gunshot and stab wounds have increased in the last couple of years around the globe, even in Colombia. A 67-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room because he received multiple gunshot wounds. On physical examination, multiple wounds on his penis with loss of tissue in the foreskin, glans, anterior urethra (distal third) and cavernous corpora were found. The urologist performed a partial penectomy with a penis reconstruction, he debrided the cutaneous flap of the dorsal foreskin and its glans, sutured the distal cavernous corpora and dissected the urethra. Penetrating genital injuries are extremely important due to their impact on the functional, psychological and the aesthetic consequences. It is necessary to define the best possible treatment to minimize the damage.

Language: en