Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 422-424, August 2008

Penile Crural Injury Due to Perineal Penetrating Trauma: A Case Report

Department of Second Urology Clinic, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Received 12 October 2007; accepted 7 December 2007.

Article Outline

Perineal traumas are rarely seen in males, and can affect the anterior urethra and corpus cavernosum of the penis. In this paper, we report the case of a 14-year-old boy admitted to the emergency room with a pencil entering the perineum. We performed perineal exploration and observed that the urethra was totally intact, and that the pencil had entered into the right penile cavernosal structure.

Key Words:  anterior urethra , corpus cavernosum , perineal trauma , urethra

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70166-9

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70166-9

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 422-424, August 2008

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