Open AccessPenile fracture in a patient with stuttering priapism
Author(s) -
Tajudeen A. Badmus,
A. R. K. Adesunkanmi,
AB Ogunrombi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v23i3.28138
Subject(s) - penile fracture , medicine , priapism , sexual intercourse , surgery , stuttering , emergency department , general surgery , penis , psychiatry , audiology , population , environmental health
Penile fracture commonly results from trauma of sexual intercourse or masturbation. It is common in the Middle East and America, but rare in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa. We present a case of penile fracture, an uncommon urologic emergency, complicating priapism, another urologic emergency; precipitated in an unusual circumstance. This report illustrates a 30-year-old undergraduate who has suffered stuttering priapism for about a week and developed penile fracture while forcefully packing the erect organ. He presented early in the hospital and had emergency surgical repair. Prognosis was good. A review of literature is also presented. Immediate surgical repair offers good prognosis in the management of this emergency.