Interventional treatment of traumatic priapism.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the effectiveness of transarterial embolization of traumatic priapism.


METHODS
Six patients ranging in age from 6 to 37 years with traumatic high-flow priapism underwent superselective embolization with gelatin sponges (n=3) or minicoils (n=3). Embolization was repeated up to 3 times.


RESULTS
Embolization was successful in all cases. In 2 patients, repeated embolization led to a flow reduction in the fistula, which spontaneously occluded a few days later. All patients experienced normal erections after intervention, and no side effects were observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Transarterial superselective embolization is an effective and well-tolerated therapy in patients with traumatic priapism.
Görich
Johannes
J
Department of Radiology, University of Ulm, Germany. johannes.goerich@medizin.uni-ulm.de
Ermis
Cengiz
C
Krämer
Stefan C
SC
Fleiter
Thorsten
T
Wisianowsky
Christian
C
Basche
Steffen
S
Gottfried
Hans-Werner
HW
Volkmer
Bjoern G
BG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011317:Priapism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*