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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
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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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description 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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spelling pubmed-63773702019-02-27 Combination High Flow Priapism With Low Flow Priapism: Case Report Carvajal, Alejandro Benavides, Johana Andrea Sex Med 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 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. Elsevier 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6377370/ /pubmed/30522977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2018.10.003 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Combination High Flow Priapism With Low Flow Priapism: Case Report
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url 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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