title: Endoscopic management of emphysematous periurethral and corporal abscess.
abstract: We came across an interesting case which was presented with fever, dysuria and perineal pain, not responding to antibiotics. The computed tomography scan showed periurethral abscess containing multiple air specs with involvement of bilateral corpora cavernosa. We successfully treated this patient with endoscopic drainage. Spontaneous periurethral and corporal abscess in male is a rare entity and emphysematous form in corpora has not been described before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Priyadarshi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: Saurabh Sudhir
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chipde
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakaran
authors.forename: Surabhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chipde
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
keywords: Emphysematous infections; corporal abscess; periurethral abscess
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