First report of the histopathological effect of electrocautery using on the urethral taste rosea during glans penis injury by incision in rabbits

• Published in: Asian Journal of Urology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 115 - 120
• Main Authors: Caglar, Ozgur, Kanat, Ayhan, Aydin, Mehmet Dumlu, Akca, Nezih, Ozmen, Sevilay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Second Military Medical University 01.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Degeneration; Original; Penile surgery; Pudendal nerve; Taste buds; Urethral taste rosea; Penile surgery; Taste buds; Degeneration; Pudendal nerve; Urethral taste rosea

Currently, electrocautery devices have frequently been used in penile surgical procedures. We hypothesized that electrocautery using during penile surgical procedures may harm the taste rosea and the dorsal nerve of the penis or clitoris. Eighteen young age male New Zealand rabbits were studied: fiv...