title: Superficial dorsal vein injury/thrombosis presenting as false penile fracture requiring dorsal venous ligation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Conditions mimicking penile fracture are extremely rare and have been seldom described.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a patient with false penile fracture who presented with superficial dorsal vein injury/thrombosis managed with ligation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 33-year-old male presented with penile swelling and ecchymosis after intercourse. A penile ultrasound demonstrated a thrombosed superficial dorsal vein but also questionable fracture of the tunica albuginea. As the thrombus was expanding, he was emergently taken to the operating room for exploration and required only dorsal venous ligation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postoperatively, patient's Sexual Health Inventory for Men score was 23, and he had no issues with erections or sexual intercourse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early exploration of patients with suspected penile fracture provides excellent results with maintenance of erectile function. Also, in the setting of dorsal vein thrombosis, ligation preserves the integrity of the penile tissues and avoids unnecessary complications from conservative management. Rafiei A, Hakky TS, Martinez D, Parker J, and Carrion R. Superficial dorsal vein injury/thrombosis presenting as false penile fracture requiring dorsal venous ligation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rafiei
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Tariq S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Hakky
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: Division of Andrology, USF Urology Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrion
keywords: Dorsal Vein Ligation; False Penile Fracture; Penile Fracture; Superficial Dorsal Vein Thrombosis