Penile Hair Tourniquet Syndrome Due to a Coil of Hair: First Report in Iran
| Author | Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh Andalibi | en |
| Author | Anoush Azarfar | en |
| Author | Mohammad Esmaeeli | en |
| Author | Nazanin Sheykh Andalibi | en |
| Author | Anahita Alizadeh | en |
| Author | Yalda Ravanshad | en |
| Orcid | Yalda Ravanshad [0000-0002-2026-3495] | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Penile hair tourniquet syndrome (PHTS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by progressive penile strangulation caused by a piece of hair curled around sulcus corona. This clinical condition may result in some clinical and urgent complications including ischemia and gangrene of glans penis, urethra-cutaneous fistulae, and urethral transection. The case report is about a four year and six month old circumcised boy with a hair coil penile strangulation caused by strands of hair being wrapped around the sulcus corona. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/numonthly.59788 | en |
| Keyword | Penile Hair Tourniquet Syndrome | en |
| Keyword | Strangulation | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Penile Hair Tourniquet Syndrome Due to a Coil of Hair: First Report in Iran | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |