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- Szilveszter Lukacs, Benjamin Tschobotko, and Evangelos Mazaris.
- St Mary's Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
- Eur J Emerg Med. 2014 Aug 1;21(4):308-9.
AbstractZipper injuries are highly distressing to patients and often difficult to manage. Several management techniques are described in the literature. Many are complex and laborious, requiring sophisticated instruments in skilled hands, or even rely on a formal operation. This new technique involves the release of entrapped penile skin from a zipper by cutting the zipper tape and teeth immediately superior and inferior to the zipper connector and using a needle holder to pull the zipper apparatus apart following the application of lubrication and appropriate use of local analgesia. This novel technique is quick, nontraumatic and requires readily available equipment. It has been used successfully in two patients who were ineligible for a circumcision.
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