Penile fracture in a patient with stuttering priapism.
Penile fracture commonly results from trauma of sexual intercourse or masturbation. It is common in the Middle East and America, but rare in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa. We present a case of penile fracture, an uncommon urologic emergency, complicating priapism, another urologic emergency; precipitated in an unusual circumstance. This report illustrates a 30-year-old undergraduate who has suffered stuttering priapism for about a week and developed penile fracture while forcefully packing the erect organ. He presented early in the hospital and had emergency surgical repair. Prognosis was good. A review of literature is also presented. Immediate surgical repair offers good prognosis in the management of this emergency.
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Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria. akintab@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011317:Priapism / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery