Management of post-traumatic arterial priapism in children: presentation of a case and review of the literature.
In this article, a 9-year-old boy with arterial priapism is presented. The patient was managed with the conservative measures including imipramine hydrochloride and a favorable outcome was achieved after 2 months of follow-up. The pathophysiology, diagnostic tools and treatment alternatives are discussed.
Emir
Levent
L
Clinic of Urology, Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey. lemir2001@yahoo.com
Tekgül
Serdar
S
Karabulut
Ayhan
A
Oskay
Kemal
K
Erol
Demokan
D
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000293:injuries*; D011317:Priapism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*