TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Penile strangulation: Report of a fatal case
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Morentin, Benito
A1  - Biritxinaga, Begoña
A1  - Crespo, Lourdes
SP  - 344
EP  - 346
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - Penile strangulation or entrapment is an unusual entity that requires urgent treatment due to its potential complications. Several cases have been reported in the medical literature, some of them describing serious injuries such as necrosis, gangrene, and amputation of the penis. However, as far as we know, no fatal cases have been described before. We present the death of an adult male secondary to the complications due to penile strangulation with a plastic bottle neck. The time of incarceration was unknown, but according to a witness it could be about 10 to 14 days. The findings of autopsy were penile strangulation, necrosis of the penis, acute pyelonephritis, and bronchopneumonia. The subject's refusal to ask for medical help was the cause of this atypical evolution.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181d8e3a5
ID  - ref1
ER  -