title: [Operative treatment of fractures of the penis (author's transl)].
abstract: 5 cases of penile fracture are described. 2 patients were referred directly and received immediate surgical treatment. The corpus cavernosum was exposed and the tunica albuginea repaired with absorbable sutures. The other 3 patients were referred from 10 to 19 days after the initial injury. On admission 2 of the were experiencing deviation of the erect penis, one also had painful erection. They too were explored and the tunica albuginea sutured to correct the deformity. All 5 patients were treated post-operatively with a broadspectrum antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory agent and tranquilizers to prevent erections. Except for one patient with delayed wound healing there were no complications of the operation. The long-term results were good, all patients experiencing satisfactory straight erections.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Operative Behandlung der Penisfraktur.