Penile fracture caused by wild bear attack
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https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i1.5973Keywords:
Animal attack, black bear, penile fractureAbstract
Interaction between humans and wild animals has increased in recent times because of overlap of habitats. A proportion of this interaction is violent. Usually a large wild animal, like bear, causes significant bony trauma or attacks upper torso of body. We herein present a case of Asiatic black bear attack on an unusual part of body in a 40-year-old man near Nawalparasi, Nepal. The beast attacked genital region causing penile fracture. Patient was managed successfully in three stages.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i1.5973
JCMSN 2011; 7(1): 47-51
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