Genital self-mutilation. Case report and bibliographic review

To report a very uncommon case of penile open wound made by self-mutilation in a 51-year-old man, and to perform a bibliographic review.

51-year-old man presenting at the Emergency Department under Police guard after self-cutting his penis while he was urinating, presenting an almost complete circular section that required immediate surgical repair.

Early surgical management showed the section of almost the whole penile circumference, from ventral to dorsal, including urethra and both cavernous bodies, respecting only the dorsal vascular penile complex. We performed a primary anastomosis of the damaged structures and careful haemostasis of the penis.

Open traumas to the penis usually require an urgent surgical examination, being mandatory to try a primary reconstruction if the global clinical situation allows it. Cosmetic and functional postoperative results advise this attitude.