Case Reports - Andrology
Vol. 89 No. 4 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2017.4.325

An unusual case of pneumatic nail gun scrotal injury and revision of the literature

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Received: 24 August 2017
Published: 31 December 2017
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Pneumatic nail gun, Injury, Scrotum, Epididymis

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Filippo Migliorini
filippo.migliorini@aovr.veneto.it
Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
Leonardo Bizzotto
Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
Pierpaolo Curti
Department of Urology, Ospedale “Mater Salutis”, Legnago, Verona, Italy.
Antonio Benito Porcaro
Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
Walter Artibani
Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
Pneumatic nail guns are hand-held tools commonly utilized in both industrial and non occupational setting. These devices facilitate production and boost efficiency but also can be a potential cause of serious injuries. Nail guns are the most frequent tool associated trauma with hospitalization among construction workers. The most common sites of injuries are the hand or fingers followed by the lower extremities. We report the first case in literature of a work nail gun injury to male external genitalia.

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An unusual case of pneumatic nail gun scrotal injury and revision of the literature. (2017). Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 89(4), 325-326. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2017.4.325

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