[Penile strangulation by rings. review of the spanish series and contribution of 2 cases.].

INTRODUCTION AND

OBJECTIVES

Penile strangulation is a rare urological emergencyin our country, although not in others. Since the firstSpanish publication in 1952, 21 publications havebeen reported that have never been reviewed. The objectives of this article are to review theSpanish series and provide 2 new cases.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A retrospective studyof penile ring strangulation in Spain between 1952and 2019 is carried out and 2 cases are contributed.The search for articles in Medline was done withdifferent key words in English: penile incarceration,penile strangulation, constriction penis, metallic ringsand Spanish and in Google with the Spanish ones: estrangulaciónde pene. The data of the variables studiedwere analyzed using descriptive statistics.

RESULTS

We found 21 Spanish articles on penilestrangulation by rings. These included 25 patientswith a mean age of 45.4 years (range 24-82). Ringswere metallic in 21 patients (84%), non-metallic in 3(12%) and data were unavailable in 1 (4%). The purposeof the ring was to prolong sexual activity in 36%,masturbation in 12%, due to psychiatric disease 12%,alcoholism 8%, accident and incontinence 8%, andthis data was not available in 24%. Strangulation evolutiontime ranged from 2 hours to 14 days (averageof 51 hours). The ring was cut with shears in 34.7%and with saws in 17.3%. The urologist did not need tocollaborate in 68% of cases. The cities with the mostrecorded cases were Barcelona with 5 (20%) andGranada with 4 (16%).

CONCLUSIONS

Penile strangulation is a seriousurological emergency. The metal ring section requiresprecision instruments. The collaboration oftraumatologists and firemen can be of great help. Itwould be advisable to have the Dremel Saw availablein hospitals.