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Harris E, Llompart D, Izquierdo G, et al. Patient With Penile and Scrotal Strangulation Due to Prolonged Use of a Metal Ring Device. Cureus. 2020;12(12):e11928doi: 10.7759/cureus.11928.
Harris, E., Llompart, D., Izquierdo, G., & Aziz, M. A. (2020). Patient With Penile and Scrotal Strangulation Due to Prolonged Use of a Metal Ring Device. Cureus, 12(12), e11928. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11928
Harris, Emily, et al. "Patient With Penile and Scrotal Strangulation Due to Prolonged Use of a Metal Ring Device." Cureus vol. 12,12 (2020): e11928. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11928
Harris E, Llompart D, Izquierdo G, Aziz MA. Patient With Penile and Scrotal Strangulation Due to Prolonged Use of a Metal Ring Device. Cureus. 2020 Dec 05;12(12):e11928. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11928. PMID: 33425509; PMCID: PMC7785473.
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Cureus. 2020 Dec 05;12(12):e11928. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11928.

Patient With Penile and Scrotal Strangulation Due to Prolonged Use of a Metal Ring Device.

Cureus

Emily Harris, Diana Llompart, Guillermo Izquierdo, Muhammad A Aziz

Affiliations

  1. Internal Medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.
  2. Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.

PMID: 33425509 PMCID: PMC7785473 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11928

Abstract

Penile and scrotal incarceration by a metal ring is a rare urological emergency that requires immediate removal of the strangulating object to avoid severe clinical consequences. Metal rings are used to enhance sexual activity. Here we present a case of penile and scrotal entrapment in a young patient who presented three hours after removal with fever and pain. Before removal, the ring had remained in place for over 48 hours. This case highlights the importance of prompt treatment of these patients as complications such as gangrene can occur if not treated expediently.

Copyright © 2020, Harris et al.

Keywords: penile entrapment; strangulation

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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