Self-Mutilation—Transposition of Urethral Orifice

\ v> ? A Bamajee, aged 35, was admitted with difficulty of micturition due to constriction of the stump of the amputated penis. He said that lie slipped an iron ring up the penis in order to I check erections with which he was often troubled. Constriction and inflammation ensued, and to put a stop to the consequent unbearable pain, lie excised the organ from its very root by his own hand. He was then taken to the dispensary at Dakore, and the wound healed up. The urethral opening began subsequently to contract, and uriue was voided with much difficulty. For this he was treated at various hospitals. Incisions were made about the orifice, and catheterism was practiced, but without affording him relief. Catheters never went into bladder. In fact the difficulty iu expelling urine and straining was aggravated day by da v. On admission into this hospital, 13th January 1890, urine was found to pass in drops or minute