Penile fracture in a patient with stuttering priapism

Penile fracture in a patient with stuttering priapism

Penile fracture commonly results from trauma of sexual intercourse or masturbation. It is common in the Middle East and America, but rare in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa. We present a case of penile fracture, an uncommon urologic emergency, complicating priapism, another urologic emergency; precipi...

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Published in:West African journal of medicine Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 270 - 272
Main Authors: Badmus, T A, Adesunkanmi, A R K, Ogunrombi, A O
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Nigeria 01-07-2004
Subjects:
Adult
Humans
Male
Penis - injuries
Penis - surgery
Priapism - complications
Rupture - diagnosis
Rupture - etiology
Rupture - surgery
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Summary:Penile fracture commonly results from trauma of sexual intercourse or masturbation. It is common in the Middle East and America, but rare in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa. We present a case of penile fracture, an uncommon urologic emergency, complicating priapism, another urologic emergency; precipitated in an unusual circumstance. This report illustrates a 30-year-old undergraduate who has suffered stuttering priapism for about a week and developed penile fracture while forcefully packing the erect organ. He presented early in the hospital and had emergency surgical repair. Prognosis was good. A review of literature is also presented. Immediate surgical repair offers good prognosis in the management of this emergency.
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ISSN:0189-160X
0189-160X
DOI:10.4314/wajm.v23i3.28138