title: [Bilateral abscess of cavernous bodies].
abstract: Report of a rare case of abscess in both cavernous bodies. Its peculiarity is based on the location, the bilateral nature and the absence of a clear causative factor, although it was probably related of a local septic focus (rectal or prostatic). Diagnosis was established with CAT because of the primarily posterior location and the significant peripheral inflammatory reaction. The patient was treated successful with a vigorous antibiotic therapy and open drainage from both cavernous bodies with no development of sequelae such as fibrosis and penial incurvation or impotence.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Covadonga, Universidad de Oviedo.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández Goméz
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Regadera Sejas
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pérez García
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sahagun Arguello
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed