Cavalcante Vinícius M, Westin Carlos G, Fantin João P, Gonçalves Filho José, Gatti Márcio, Bogdan Ana P, Arruda Jose G, Arruda Pedro F, Spessoto Luis C, Antoniassi Thiago, Fácio Fernando N
1 Urology Department, Hospital de Base/FAMERP, FAMERP Medical School of São José Do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil.
2 Surgical Specialties Department, Hospital de Base/FAMERP, FAMERP Medical School of São José Do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil.
Urologia. 2018 May;85(2):73-75. doi: 10.5301/uj.5000265. Epub 2017 May 9.
This paper presents a rare event of genital self-mutilation and few cases are reported in the literature.
We report on a patient who performed partial self-penectomy 18 months after bilateral testicular amputation, as a form of self-mutilation.
The main hypotheses to explain the recurrence of self-mutilation would be hypogonadism.