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12-04-2009, 07:01 AM
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Some Pictures From A Penectomy
A 41 year–old patient came to the emergency room of a hospital with dehydration, fever, paleness and claiming of strong pain in the genital region. On physical examination, it was noticed an extensive lesion affecting most of the penis. The patient was admitted, receiving hydration and venous antibiotic therapy, being immediately sent to the surgical unit, after the laboratorial exams were assessed. An urgent partial penectomy was performed with a safety margin of 2 cm and preservation of approximately 4 cm of the penile stump. Myiasis is the infestation of the organs or tissues of host animals by the larval stages of dipterous flies, usually known as maggots or grubs. The fly larvae feed directly on the host's necrotic or living tissue, or in ulcerated mucosa and cavities |