title: Early treatment of penile fractures: our experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience in early surgery of penile fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We review retrospectively all the cases that underwent surgery at our center from 1989 to 2009, with a total of 24.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cause of the fracture was sexual intercourse in most cases, and in all of them, surgical management was performed according to clinical  presentation and physical exploration. In only 7 cases an ultrasound was performed as a complementary test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early surgery allows prompt resolution of the problem with excellent functional outcomes and little side effects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prognosis after emergency surgery was excellent in this review.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. borjagarciag@gmail.com
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García Gómez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villacampa
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tejido
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003075:Coitus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult