title: Priapism: etiology and management.
abstract: Priapism is a urologic emergency. All patients should receive prompt urologic consultation. Management is based on prompt recognition, differentiation between low- and high-flow priapism, reversal of any potential precipitating factors, and the use of corporal aspiration/irrigation combined with intracavernosal alpha-agonist injection therapy. It cannot be over-emphasized that severely prolonged erections are associated with the development of irreversible problems with erectile function and, therefore, immediate and aggressive management is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mulhall
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Honig
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011317:Priapism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy