title: A physical sign of coital rupture of superficial dorsal vein of penis.
abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with penile swelling, pain and hematoma associated with sexual intercourse. On exploration, he was found to have ruptured the superficial dorsal vein of penis, which was ligated. He had an uneventful postoperative recovery and has resumed normal sexual life. A rectangular-shaped suprapubic and distal penile hematoma with sparing of the proximal penile skin was observed. We believe that this physical sign could aid clinical diagnosis of a ruptured superficial dorsal vein of penis.
authors.affiliation: Federated Urology Department of University Hospitals of South Manchester, Great Britain.
authors.forename: Sani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aminu
authors.affiliation: Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton, Great Britain.
authors.forename: Farooq
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Usman
authors.affiliation: Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor Wales, Great Britain.
authors.forename: Alexandrou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kyriacos
keywords: coitus; injury; sign; superficial dorsal vein