DELAYED REPAIR OF A FRACTURED PENIS: A NEW TECHNIQUE
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in International Journal Of Clinical Practice
- Vol. 57 (5), 428-429
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2003.tb10520.x
Abstract
Fracture of the penis can be managed conservatively or surgically. Conservative management is associated with a high morbidity, and early surgical repair of the fracture is usually recommended in order to prevent complications. Because a fractured penis is swollen throughout its length, it is difficult to identify the fracture site accurately, so a degloving technique is usually used to locate and repair the torn corpus cavernosum; this can lead to further trauma and complications. In cases where extensive swelling makes accurate clinical localisation difficult, delaying the repair for 7-12 days facilitates easy identification and repair of the torn corpus cavernosum. We report three cases where treatment was delayed until the swelling had subsided, when a simple direct repair was successfully carried out.Keywords
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