Complication of a penile prosthesis reservoir: venous compression masquerading as a deep venous thrombosis.
We report a case of vascular compromise secondary to the reservoir of an inflatable penile prosthesis. The problem masqueraded as deep venous thrombosis in the lower extremity of a patient 3 years after a spinal cord injury.
Flanagan
M J
MJ
Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.
Krisch
E B
EB
Gerber
W L
WL
D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis*