Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse
Penile fractures are generally rare and underreported. The mechanism of injury is due to a rupture of the corpora cavernosa following blunt or sexual trauma to the penis when fully erect. Penile fractures usually present with a ‘popping’ sound with concomitant sudden swelling and ecchymosis of the p...
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| author | Ioannis Anastasiou Aikaterini Anastasiou Ioannis Katafigiotis Dimitrios Tsavdaris Constantinos Constantinides |
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| description | Penile fractures are generally rare and underreported. The mechanism of injury is due to a rupture of the corpora cavernosa following blunt or sexual trauma to the penis when fully erect. Penile fractures usually present with a ‘popping’ sound with concomitant sudden swelling and ecchymosis of the penis followed by rapid detumescence. Urethral involvement occurs only in a small part of the cases. Isolated spongiosal injury after sexual intercourse is also extremely rare. The cardinal sign of urethral injury is blood at the meatus. A small laceration can be repaired by simple closure with absorbable sutures, while a complete rupture requires a more complex anastomotic repair. We report a case of a typically presenting penile fracture that was eventually proven to be an isolated corpus spongiosum injury, with no corpora cavernosa involvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-990e11dd6c494cfa83f5fed81c84e27f2022-12-22T00:16:42ZengPAGEPress PublicationsArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia1124-35622282-41972019-01-0190410.4081/aiua.2018.4.295Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourseIoannis Anastasiou0Aikaterini Anastasiou1Ioannis Katafigiotis2Dimitrios Tsavdaris3Constantinos Constantinides41st Urology Department, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, Athens1st Urology Department, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, Athens1st Urology Department, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, Athens1st Urology Department, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, Athens1st Urology Department, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, AthensPenile fractures are generally rare and underreported. The mechanism of injury is due to a rupture of the corpora cavernosa following blunt or sexual trauma to the penis when fully erect. Penile fractures usually present with a ‘popping’ sound with concomitant sudden swelling and ecchymosis of the penis followed by rapid detumescence. Urethral involvement occurs only in a small part of the cases. Isolated spongiosal injury after sexual intercourse is also extremely rare. The cardinal sign of urethral injury is blood at the meatus. A small laceration can be repaired by simple closure with absorbable sutures, while a complete rupture requires a more complex anastomotic repair. We report a case of a typically presenting penile fracture that was eventually proven to be an isolated corpus spongiosum injury, with no corpora cavernosa involvement.https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/7402Penile fractureUrethral injuryUrological traumaUrethroplasty |
| spellingShingle | Ioannis Anastasiou Aikaterini Anastasiou Ioannis Katafigiotis Dimitrios Tsavdaris Constantinos Constantinides Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia Penile fracture Urethral injury Urological trauma Urethroplasty |
| title | Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| title_full | Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| title_fullStr | Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| title_short | Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| title_sort | isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse |
| topic | Penile fracture Urethral injury Urological trauma Urethroplasty |
| url | https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/7402 |
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