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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 18:40:101905.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101905. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication

Ousmane Sow  1 , Cyrille Ze Ondo  1 , Alioune Sarr  1 , Babacar Sine  1 , Cheikh Becaye Gassama  1 , Alain Khassim Ndoye  1
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Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication

Ousmane Sow et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. As traditional ritual circumcisions are still practiced in the community, in Senegal the majority of circumcisions are performed in hospitals. We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who underwent a total amputation of the glans after a circumcision in a pharmacy by an unqualified agent. A meatoplasty was performed and the postoperative course were uneventful.

Keywords: Circumcision; Glans amputation; Meatoplasty; Penis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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Fig. 1
(A) Complete section of the glans and prepuce at the balanopreputial sulcus (B) The section slice showed bleeding.
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Final aspect of a meatoplasty.
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After a 2-month follow-up, glans penis and coronal sulcus absent with a pinhole urethral meatus with scaring at the distal end.
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