title: Treatment of corpus cavernosum abscess by aspiration and intravenous antibiotics.
abstract: We report the successful treatment of an abscess in the corpus cavernosum of a paraplegic man on intracavernous papaverine injection therapy by means of percutaneous aspiration and intravenous antibiotics. After 3 months of intracavernous pharmacotherapy the patient experienced good erections again and only minimal fibrosis could be found on palpation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kropman
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Venema
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: van Imhoff
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine; D002444:Cefuroxime