# Worse then Lorena Bobbitt.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-then-lorena-bobbitt/729772/61 "2015-09-19T04:24:22Z")

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The American Journal of Surgery  
September 1983, Vol.146(3):376–382, doi:10.1016/0002-9610(83)90420-8  
Surgical management of an epidemic of penile amputations in siam  
Kasian Bhanganada MD, FACSTu Chayavatana MDChumporn Pongnumkul MDAnunt Tonmukayakul MDPiyasakol Sakolsatayadorn MDKrit Komaratat MDHenry Wilde MD, FACP

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Thailand recently experienced an epidemic of penile amputations. These were usually performed by angry wives on philandering husbands. This outbreak appeared to have been fueled by graphic press reports and fortunately seems to have abated. A technique for reanastomosis of the amputated penile segment was first described by McRoberts et al [5] in 1968. It was modified further so that it can be performed in any general hospital with an acceptable result. Experience with this procedure in 18 patients has been described.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-then-lorena-bobbitt/729772/62 "2015-09-20T04:35:55Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> The American Journal of Surgery  
> September 1983, Vol.146(3):376–382, doi:10.1016/0002-9610(83)90420-8  
> Surgical management of an epidemic of penile amputations in siam  
> Kasian Bhanganada MD, FACSTu Chayavatana MDChumporn Pongnumkul MDAnunt Tonmukayakul MDPiyasakol Sakolsatayadorn MDKrit Komaratat MDHenry Wilde MD, FACP
> 
> Get Full Text Elsewhere  
> Abstract  
> Thailand recently experienced an epidemic of penile amputations. These were usually performed by angry wives on philandering husbands. This outbreak appeared to have been fueled by graphic press reports and fortunately seems to have abated. A technique for reanastomosis of the amputated penile segment was first described by McRoberts et al [5] in 1968. It was modified further so that it can be performed in any general hospital with an acceptable result. Experience with this procedure in 18 patients has been described.

I’ve detailed that weirdness before. There have been some extreme cases too. Such as the wife who popped it into a blender to make certain it would never be reattached. Another tied it to a balloon and let it go.

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