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Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture
BACKGROUND: Penile fracture (PF) is defined as rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa. While most authors agree that rapid surgical therapy of this rare pathology leads to the best patient outcome, the role of imaging is highly controversial in the published literature. To obtain f...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8984979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35402188 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau-21-957 |
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author | Spiesecke, Paul Mang, Josef Fischer, Thomas Hamm, Bernd Lerchbaumer, Markus H. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Penile fracture (PF) is defined as rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa. While most authors agree that rapid surgical therapy of this rare pathology leads to the best patient outcome, the role of imaging is highly controversial in the published literature. To obtain further evidence concerning the diagnostic accuracies of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) in the diagnostic assessment of patients with suspected PF. METHODS: We systematically reviewed MRI and US examinations performed in our institution between 2000 and 2021 and correlated imaging reports with either intraoperative finding or final clinical diagnosis. Inclusion criteria were: (I) patient age ≥18 years, (II) examination between 2000 and 2021, (III) information available on patient’s history and clinical presentation, and (IV) documented final diagnosis in discharge letter. Next to diagnostic accuracy, we describe typical imaging findings such as penile hematoma, tear of the tunica albuginea including location in terms of side and shaft segment affected, and involvement of corpus spongiosum. RESULTS: Overall, 46 of 88 included patients (54.5%) had a confirmed diagnosis of PF. A total of 69 MRI and 31 US examinations were included. Sensitivity and specificity were 91.9% (95% CI: 78.7–97.2%) and 90.6% (95% CI: 75.8–96.8%) for MRI and 71.4% (95% CI: 45.4–88.3%) and 100.0% (95% CI: 81.6–100.0%) for US, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study suggest that MRI is more suitable to confirm PF and identify the site of the associated tunica albuginea tear while US is a good tool for ruling out PF. |
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spelling | pubmed-89849792022-04-07 Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture Spiesecke, Paul Mang, Josef Fischer, Thomas Hamm, Bernd Lerchbaumer, Markus H. Transl Androl Urol Original Article BACKGROUND: Penile fracture (PF) is defined as rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa. While most authors agree that rapid surgical therapy of this rare pathology leads to the best patient outcome, the role of imaging is highly controversial in the published literature. To obtain further evidence concerning the diagnostic accuracies of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) in the diagnostic assessment of patients with suspected PF. METHODS: We systematically reviewed MRI and US examinations performed in our institution between 2000 and 2021 and correlated imaging reports with either intraoperative finding or final clinical diagnosis. Inclusion criteria were: (I) patient age ≥18 years, (II) examination between 2000 and 2021, (III) information available on patient’s history and clinical presentation, and (IV) documented final diagnosis in discharge letter. Next to diagnostic accuracy, we describe typical imaging findings such as penile hematoma, tear of the tunica albuginea including location in terms of side and shaft segment affected, and involvement of corpus spongiosum. RESULTS: Overall, 46 of 88 included patients (54.5%) had a confirmed diagnosis of PF. A total of 69 MRI and 31 US examinations were included. Sensitivity and specificity were 91.9% (95% CI: 78.7–97.2%) and 90.6% (95% CI: 75.8–96.8%) for MRI and 71.4% (95% CI: 45.4–88.3%) and 100.0% (95% CI: 81.6–100.0%) for US, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study suggest that MRI is more suitable to confirm PF and identify the site of the associated tunica albuginea tear while US is a good tool for ruling out PF. AME Publishing Company 2022-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8984979/ /pubmed/35402188 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau-21-957 Text en 2022 Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Open Access Statement: This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the non-commercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license). See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Article Spiesecke, Paul Mang, Josef Fischer, Thomas Hamm, Bernd Lerchbaumer, Markus H. Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title | Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title_full | Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title_fullStr | Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title_short | Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture |
title_sort | diagnostic performance of mri and us in suspicion of penile fracture |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8984979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35402188 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau-21-957 |
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