{"title":"Beyond the Norm: Prompting Extreme Measures for Acute Urinary Retention (Klingsor-Like Syndrome)","authors":"Dinesh Kumar, Md Sahil Reza, Utpal De","doi":"10.1007/s12262-024-04066-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present a rare instance of an elderly male self-amputating his penis due to acute urinary retention from benign prostatic hyperplasia. While cases of genital self-amputation are documented globally, there is scarcity of such reports in Indian literature, with most resembling “Classical Klingsor” syndrome seen in psychiatric cases. Our case stands out as the first reported instance linked to a common cause prevalent in elderly males. Surgeons should be vigilant about this possibility and promptly address isolated elderly patients to mitigate such occurrences.</p>","PeriodicalId":13391,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian Journal of Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-024-04066-1","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We present a rare instance of an elderly male self-amputating his penis due to acute urinary retention from benign prostatic hyperplasia. While cases of genital self-amputation are documented globally, there is scarcity of such reports in Indian literature, with most resembling “Classical Klingsor” syndrome seen in psychiatric cases. Our case stands out as the first reported instance linked to a common cause prevalent in elderly males. Surgeons should be vigilant about this possibility and promptly address isolated elderly patients to mitigate such occurrences.
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The Indian Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India that considers for publication articles in all fields of surgery. Issues are published bimonthly in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December.
The journal publishes Original article, Point of technique, Review article, Case report, Letter to editor, Teachers and surgeons from the past - A short (up to 500 words) bio sketch of a revered teacher or surgeon whom you hold in esteem and Images in surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical radiology.
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The Indian Journal of Surgery offers peer-reviewed coverage of all types of surgery. The Journal publishes Original articles, Points of technique, Review articles, Case reports, Letters, Images and brief biographies of influential teachers and surgeons.
The Journal spans General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Rural Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Surgical Oncology, Radiology, Anaesthesia, Trauma Services, Minimal Access Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, GI Surgery, ENT, Colorectal Surgery, surgical practice and research.
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