Analysis of nonsexual injuries of the male genitals in children and adolescents

Aim:  This study analysed nonsexual male genital injuries in boys with regards to aetiology, age, management and outcome. Methods:  Patients were identified from the hospital database (between 1999 and 2009) were analysed retrospectively. Results:  Seventy‐four patients (2–17 years) were identified...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2011-04, Vol.100 (4), p.590-593
Main Authors: Widni, EE, Höllwarth, ME, Saxena, AK
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Accidents
Adolescent
Adolescents
Athletic Injuries - etiology
Athletic Injuries - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
External genitalia
General aspects
Humans
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical sciences
Nonsexual injuries
Penis
Penis - injuries
Preschool children
Retrospective Studies
Scrotum
Scrotum - injuries
Teenagers
Trauma
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Aim:  This study analysed nonsexual male genital injuries in boys with regards to aetiology, age, management and outcome. Methods:  Patients were identified from the hospital database (between 1999 and 2009) were analysed retrospectively. Results:  Seventy‐four patients (2–17 years) were identified which included 24 toddlers and small children (2–5 years), 36 school age children (6–12 years) and 14 adolescents (13–17 years). Traumas were related to falls (n = 14), kicks (n = 11), sport (n = 10), toilet seats (n = 9), motor vehicles (n = 8), bicycle (n = 4), outdoor activities (n = 4) and others causes (n = 14). The leading cause of injuries in (i) toddler and small children was related to toilet seat (n = 7) and falls (n = 7), (ii) school age children to sport (n = 8), kicks (n = 7) and falls (n = 6), and (iii) adolescents to motorcycle accidents (n = 5). There were 45 scrotal and 29 penile injuries ranging from lacerations to contusions. Sixty‐eight patients required hospital stay (0.5–36 days, Σ = 2.4 days). Follow‐up examinations were uneventful, except for one minor wound infection. Conclusion:  Nonsexual traumas to the male external genitalia occur mostly in 6‐ to 12‐year‐old boys, with sport accidents, kicks and falls being the major causes. Scrotal and penile lacerations and testicular contusions are the most common injuries. Complications after injuries to the male genitals in children are rare.
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02088.x