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. 2019 Jul-Sep;24(3):231-232.
doi: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_193_18.

Penile Tourniquet Syndrome in a Child with Nocturnal Enuresis

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Penile Tourniquet Syndrome in a Child with Nocturnal Enuresis

Sachit Anand et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jul-Sep.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The clinical image showing that the entire penile shaft was gangrenous (a-anterior view and b-lateral view). There was edema on the penile shaft just proximal to the edge of demarcation at the site of rubber band application (arrow in b). The rubber band itself is not seen as it had got embedded within the necrotic and edematous tissue

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