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penile fracture
Etiology:
- trauma to an erect penis
Pathology:
- tear in the tunica albuginea
- hemorrhage of blood outside the corpora, resulting in hematoma
Clinical manifestations:
- pain, immediate loss of errection
- eggplant deformity (swelling, discoloration, & deviation away from the defect in the tunica albuginea)
- blood may extravasate through the urethra
Complications:
- erectile dysfunction due to disfiguring plaque formation
- penile curvature
- nerve injury
Management:
- surgical repair
General
penile disorder
hemorrhage (bleeding)
References
- Hartman RJ Jr
Penile Fracture.
N Engl J Med 2015; 372:1055March 12, 2015
PMID: 25760358
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1404224
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