| Autor: |
Tufan Süelözgen, Hakan Türk, Sıtkı Ün, Osman Köse, Yusuf Özlem İlbey, Ferruh Zorlu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Urological Surgery, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 42-44 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2148-9580 |
| DOI: |
10.4274/jus.2016.814 |
| Popis: |
Introduction Penile fracture is a urological emergency caused by direct trauma to an erected penis, tearing the tunica albuginea in the corpus cavernosum. The preferred treatment method is draining the hematoma and surgical repair of tunica albuginea tear as soon as possible following diagnosis. Materials and Methods Forty-nine patients who were diagnosed with penile fracture between January 2009 and December 2014 were reviewed. Physical examination was performed to see the extent of penile hematoma, the side of the penile curvature and the presence of blood in the external meatus. Two patients who were diagnosed with urethrorrhagia underwent retrograde urethrogram for urethral injury. In all patients, penile skin was peeled using a circular subcoronal degloving incision and tunica tear was repaired using absorbable suture materials. The patients were then followed for painful erections, penile deformities and erection angles. Results The average age of the 49 patients, who were included in the study, was 36.5 years (21-65). In their etiological questioning, most patients reported the fracture occurring during sexual intercourse. Retrograde urethrography was indicated in 2 patients with blood in the external meatus and were diagnosed with urethral injury. The patients were taken to emergency surgery. Tunica defects varied between 1 and 2 cm. Incomplete urethral injuries were primarily repaired around 18 French Foley catheter. None of the patients reported penile deformity or painful erections. Their erection angles were found to be within the normal range. Conclusion Even though it is a relatively rare condition, penile fractures are so important that might cause serious complications when not treated surgically. A thorough anamnesis and physical examination suffice for diagnosis. |
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