Management of penile zipper injury: A case report

Yayın Aralığı: Aylık
Yayıncı: İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi

Penile zipper injury is the most common cause of penile damage in uncircumcised children. A 4-year-old uncircumcised childadmitted to the emergency due to the injury of dorsal penis caused by the zipper of his trousers. A 3 cm length of penile skin wasfound to be captured by the teeth of the metal zipper. Herein, we reported our management of a penile zipper injury with proper followup and a delayed circumcision procedure in an uncircumcised child.

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