TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - An unusual case of pneumatic nail gun scrotal injury and revision of the literature JO - Archivio Italiano di Urologia, Andrologia A1 - Bizzotto, Leonardo A1 - Curti, Pierpaolo A1 - Porcaro, Antonio Benito A1 - Artibani, Walter SP - 325 EP - 326 VL - 89 IS - 4 N2 - Pneumatic nail guns are hand-held tools commonly utilized in both industrial and non occupational setting. These devices facilitate production and boost efficiency but also can be a potential cause of serious injuries. Nail guns are the most frequent tool associated trauma with hospitalization among construction workers. The most common sites of injuries are the hand or fingers followed by the lower extremities. We report the first case in literature of a work nail gun injury to male external genitalia.

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LA - en SN - 1124-3562 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2017.4.325 ID - ref1 ER -