Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 3

Phantom penis

  • Author:
  • O.P. Saini1,, Ruchi Saxena2, Manoj Garg1, P.K. Saini1, Sanjeev Buri1, P.N. Mathur1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 260 to 261

1Forensic Medicine & Toxicolgy, S. P. Medical College, Bikaner.

2Mobile Surgical Unit, Bikaner.

*Corresponding author

Abstract

Literally the word ‘phantom’ means something that you think, exists, but that is not real. The word phantom limb is well known as widely reported in text books & literature as compared to phantom penis. Phantom limb means that amputees still feel their missing limb. Similar are the cases of phantom penis in which penis has been removed but person feels the presence of his missing penis. We present a case of phantom penis in which penis, scrotum and testis were removed by a hijra and the victim still feels they exist.

Keywords

Phantom penis, Hijra