Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava, disseminated intravascular coagulation and gangrene of the penis. A case report.
Gangrene of the penis following thrombosis of the lower segment of vena cava inferior is reported in a patient who also exhibited clinical and laboratory signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Development of the gangrene may have been related to thrombotic occlusion of the right spermatic vein.
D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery