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Published on Fri Sep 10, 2021

Question: The patient is a 12-year-old boy with a history of a foreign body on the penis. His penis was stuck within a shampoo bottle. The urologist could not remove this in the emergency room (ER), so he was taken to the operating room (OR). The patient was placed under anesthesia without incident. He was given intravenous (IV) clindamycin due [...]
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