Combination High Flow Priapism With Low Flow Priapism: Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Priapism is defined as a persistent penile erection lasting longer than 4 hours and unrelated to sexual activity. It is one of the most common emergencies treated by urologists. Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of various types of priapism have led to targeted management s...

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Autores principales: Carvajal, Alejandro, Benavides, Johana Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6377370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30522977
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2018.10.003
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Priapism is defined as a persistent penile erection lasting longer than 4 hours and unrelated to sexual activity. It is one of the most common emergencies treated by urologists. Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of various types of priapism have led to targeted management strategies according to type of priapism. AIM: The aims of this article is report the case of a 24-year-old man who was presented in the emergency department with a combination of high flow priapism with low flow priapism. METHODS: This case report documents the case of a patient who presented in the emergency department with a high flow priapism that then became to a ischemic priapism. CONCLUSION: Priapism is one of the most common emergencies treated by urologists. Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of various types of priapism have led to targeted management strategies as was shown in our case. Carvajal A, Benavides JA. Combination High Flow Priapism With Low Flow Priapism: Case Report. Sex Med 2019;7:111–113.

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