title: A "Needling" Complication.
abstract: Intracavernosal injection therapy with vasoactive agents for treatment of erectile dysfunction has been around for more than 3 decades since its advent in the early 1980s. Common complications include ecchymosis and hematoma at the site of injection, priapism, and fibrosis. We describe a rare but potentially dangerous complication of breakage of needle during administering of injections, and discuss its successful retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: johnsbanerji2002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Banerji
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Fred E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Govier
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010413:Penis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography