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1Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, PtBD Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. dr_rb_singh@rediffmail.com
Asian Journal of Surgery
|August 7, 2009
Abstract:
An 18-year-old male having a 3 cm coronal macro urethro-cutaneous fistula, developing as a result of a strangulating rope tied at the coronal sulcus in an attempt to cause penile detumescence, is presented for its rare mode of self-inflicted penile trauma and unexpected postsurgical successful cosmetic and functional outcome.
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