Penile and Testicular Incarceration with a Metal Foreign Body: Full Recovery of Erectile Function after 4 Days of Entrapment.
Penile incarceration with a foreign body is a rare urological emergency necessitating prompt intervention. We present a 59-year-old patient who entrapped his penis and right testicle with a metal thread reducer for sexual arousal four days prior to admission to the Emergency Room. Ultrasound revealed a significantly reduced Color Doppler signal in the right testicle and a completely absent signal in the penile artery. After admission, the metal reducer was removed using a hacksaw under analgosedation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed penile ischemic changes. The patient experienced a reduction in penile swelling, and parts of the skin highly suspected of necrosis recovered fully with preserved sensation. Despite penile ischemia on magnetic resonance imaging, the patient had a full recovery, obtaining normal erections. He was discharged six days after admission, presenting with a normal International Index of Erectile Function score on the follow-up exam.
Authors
- Dragana Filipović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7828-4168)
- Žarko Dimitrić
- Ines Kalači
- Srđan Govedarica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8076-6955)
- Miroslav Tomić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-6695)
- Dimitrije Jeremić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8732-3170)
Institutions
- University of Novi Sad (RS)
- Klinički centar Vojvodine (RS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v21i.8139
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81