title: The impracticality of MRI for the diagnosis of atypical penile fracture in the emergency setting.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with a history suspicious for penile fracture without typical physical exam findings. A small penile fracture was present on MRI, but the diagnosis was missed, and surgery was withheld owing to this misinformation. Despite its technical accuracy, MRI may be impractical for the diagnosis of penile fracture in the emergency setting.
authors: Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Maurice
authors: Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: J Patrick
authors: JP
authors: Spirnak
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Trauma; imaging, CT/MRI; management, emergency department management; uro-genital