Successful treatment of idiopathic priapism in a 13-year-old boy.
Priapism is a medical emergency. An idiopathic case can be a difficult clinical problem in the pediatric emergency room. This case highlights the successful use of penile irrigation and injection of phenylephrine in a 13-year-old boy with idiopathic ischemic priapism 12 h after sexual intercourse.
Palmer
Blake
B
University of Oklahoma, Department of Urology, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. blake-palmer@ouhsc.edu
Frimberger
Dominic
D
D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011317:Priapism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D010656:Phenylephrine