Delayed puberty secondary to hypogonadism is commonly seen in sickle cell disease (SCD), affecting normal growth and development. The condition is rarely treated in SCD for fear of inducing priapism episodes. We present a case report of an Afro-Jamaican adolescent male at 16 years of age who presented with symptoms of delayed puberty as well as frequent stuttering priapism episodes. Endocrinolo...

INTRODUCTION Malignant priapism due to cancers is a rare condition that only 30 cases of kidney cancers were reported. CASE PRESENTATION We report on the first case of simultaneous penile, renal vein, vena cava, liver and ipslateral adrenal gland metastases from primary renal cancer in a 56-year-old man. The only complain of the patient was a history of painful priapism for one month. Corporo...

We report the case of a 26-year-old man who presented with a non-painful priapism with a history of 3 months permanent erection after suffering a perineal trauma. An arteriocorporal fistula with a turbulent flow between the right cavernosal artery and the corpus cavernosum, conclusive for a high-flow priapism was initially detected by colour Doppler ultrasound. A superselective embolization wit...

Priapism is a complication rarely seen in leukemia. We report a 21-year-old man presented with persistent painful erection of penis for 19 hours at home. The patient had undergone immediate irrigation and decompression of priapism by urologist at emergency department. This approach resulted in a flaccid penis later. During hospitalization, peripheral blood smear and bone marrow aspiration was c...

Priapism is a rare and unusual presentation in Emergency Department of Nepal and is really a challenge for the working Emergency Physicians. In Nepalese context it is a social stigma and is often a pitfall due to possible delayed presentation. A young Nepalese Hindu male presented to our Emergency Department with post coital priapism who seeked help only after ninety-six hours in request of his...

Aims A 53-year-old male was admitted with non-resolving Priapism for 36 hours and reviewed advice regarding his psychotropic medications. He previously took Viagra about 2 days ago, had an erection which resolved spontaneously. underwent penile aspiration in the hospital provided relief. Following that, he developed signs of infection treated IV antibiotics. then waiting further surgical correc...

Priapism is a prolonged involuntary erection that can have severe complications if left untreated. Ischaemic priapism very rare in children and requires urgent intervention to prevent permanent erectile dysfunction penile shortening. It be caused by ischaemia sickle cell anaemia, leukaemia, trauma, drugs, or idiopathy. Homocystinuria autosomal recessive disorder cause hyperhomocysteinemia hyper...

BACKGROUND Priapism, persistent erection without arousal, can be classified into low-flow (venous or ischemic) and high-flow (arterial or non-ischemic). The diagnosis of high-flow priapism can be confirmed by colour Doppler and arteriography and it is usually treated by the endovascular embolization. CASE REPORT We present a case of a 20-year-old man with a post-traumatic high-flow priapism a...

Sickle cell anemia is a common and disabling disorder profoundly affecting mortality as well as quality of life. Up to 35% of men with sickle cell disease are affected by painful, prolonged erections termed ischemic priapism. A priapic episode may result in fibrosis and permanent erectile dysfunction. The severity of sickle cell disease manifestations is variable dependent on a number of contri...

Sickle cell disease is a very common entity in central India, especially in Maharashtra. Patients usually present with recurrent haemolytic and/or vaso-occlusive crises. Although unusual, Priapism i.e. spontaneous painful erection of penis can be a debilitating manifestation of crisis. Especially when it occurs in prepubertal males it can lead to impotence in later life. It is also one of the l...