UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine; Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-01-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Male Urogenital Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Urogenital System | Urology
Abstract
Priapism is clinically defined as an erect penis for more than 4h unrelated to sexual stimulation. There are two main types of priapism-high flow and low flow, based on the pathophysiology. In this case report we will mainly focus on high flow, non-ischemic priapism, which is the less common form. High flow priapism occurs secondary to congenital malformation or from the development of arteriovenous malformation from genital trauma. This case highlights the importance of differentiation and recognition of posttraumatic high flow priapism and unveils the role of selective internal pudendal artery angiography and embolization in its management.
Keywords
Embolization, Non-ischemic, Priapism
Rights and Permissions
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101068
Source
Urol Case Rep. 2019 Nov 1;28:101068. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101068. eCollection 2020 Jan. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Urology case reports
Related Resources
PubMed ID
31754604
Repository Citation
Fiore CM, Pellegrino ML, Trivedi MC. (2020). Chronic recurrent priapism: A high flow state secondary to an arteriovenous fistula of the corpus cavernosum. Open Access Publications by UMass Chan Authors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101068. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4076
Creative Commons License
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