URETHROCUTANEOUS FISTULA DUE TO A COIL OF HAIR

GULMEZ I., TATLISEN A., KARACAGİL M., ipekcan c.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.33, no.3, pp.191-193, 1991 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.191-193
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Strangulation of the penis by a coil of hair is often an unrecognized clinical entity with severe potential complications. In this report, a five - year - old boy with urethrocutaneous fistula caused by the wrapping of a single strand of hair around the penis is presented.