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Electrocautery-induced gangrene of the glans penis in a child following circumcision
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  1. Gunalp Uzun1,
  2. Yavuz Ozdemir2,
  3. Murat Eroglu3,
  4. Mesut Mutluoglu1
  1. 1Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  2. 2Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  3. 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mesut Mutluoglu, drmutluoglu{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007096

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    A 7-year-old child was brought to the hyperbaric oxygen centre because of cyanosis of his glans penis. He had been circumcised the same day with the use of a monopolar electrocautery device. Unfortunately, the electrocautery caused a severe burn injury on the glans of the child. On examination, he had necrosis over …

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