tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. The role of immediate penile prosthesis placement in the management of patients suffering from acute priapism is controversial. Multiple temporal and intra-operative factors influence the decision of physicians to offer the option of early penile prosthesis placement. Although the duration of an ischemic priapism epis...

PURPOSE To investigate the protective effects against ischemia reperfusion injury of dipyridamole in a model of induced priapism in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups, control, P/R, P/R+DMSO and P/R+D. 3ml blood specimens were collected from vena cava inferior in order to determine serum MDA, IMA, TAS, TOS and OSI values, and penile ...

In this report, we present a case of an adolescent with sickle cell anemia and history recurring ischemic priapism. Thirty-two hours after the onset priapism, patient was submitted to drainage, washing adrenaline solution, local ice, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug tadalafil (5 mg/day). However, tumescence remained corpus cavernosum-corpus spongiosum shunt performed. Such patients should b...

Abstract Introduction Priapism is a prolonged (> 4 hours) and unintended erection without sexual stimulation or desire. due to neoplasms called malignant priapism, which rare condition that tends occur with corporeal metastasis of other pelvic area malignancies. primary penile malignancies extremely rare. Objective In this article, we present the case patient who underwent total penectom...

OBJECTIVES To determine the aetiology, pattern of presentation, treatment regimen and outcome of management of priapism in our environment and to compare our findings with previous studies in this country and elsewhere. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective study from January 1991 to December 2000. SETTING Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. PATIENTS AND METHO...

OBJECTIVE To review the presentation, physiopathology, diagnosis and therapeutic alternatives of stuttering priapism with the contribution of a new clinical case. METHODS A 25 year old man, studied in another center for recurrent episodes of priapism for about 18 months. These episodes occur daily, significantly interfering with patient's quality of life. RESULTS Initially he was treated wi...

OBJECTIVE Priapism is defined by persistent, painful penile erection which occurs without sexual stimulation. Methadone is used as an analgesic and is also used in detoxification and maintenance protocol for opioid dependence treatment. Here we will report a case of a male with priapism after rapid discontinuation doses of methadone. CASE PRESENTATION The case was a young married male who ref...

Priapism is well-defined by persistent, painful penile erection which happens without sexual stimulation. Currently, the hirudotherapy is practiced to treat venous congestion and subsequent compartment syndrome. Here we will report a case of a male with priapism treated by leeches. The case was a 26 yr old young single male referred to the Razi Hospital Emergency Department, Guilan University o...

BACKGROUND With upwards of 48% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons having a probable psychiatric disorder, the possibility of cross-class drug interactions causing adverse effects or fatalities exists. AIMS This report discusses an emergent case of low-flow priapism caused by an interaction between a previously prescribed combination protease inhibitor (PI) and newly added ...