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. 2004 Feb;96(2):229–233.

Trends in the incidence, clinical presentation, and management of traumatic rupture of the corpus cavernosum.

Paul D Ekwere 1, Mohammed Al Rashid 1
PMCID: PMC2594954  PMID: 14977283

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent observations in our hospital of apparent increase in frequency prompted a revisit to the subject of fracture of penis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a retrospective review, patients' age, marital status, and causal activities; clinical presentations; methods of management; operative findings; and postoperative complications were analyzed for changing trends. Literature was also reviewed briefly. RESULTS: Nineteen episodes of penile fracture in 18 patients exceed the previous incidence by more than 58%. Most were due to noncoital causes (73.7%); more unmarried people (31.6%) were affected. Most presented with the classic symptoms/signs, and tears were repaired by degloving through subcoronal incisions; one was treated conservatively. The higher morbidity observed was attributed to higher rates of hematoma and wound infections, probably enhanced by poor hemostasis and early persistent, postoperative erections. Painful erections, painful coitus, and deformities, however subsided within weeks, with no long-term ill effects. CONCLUSION: The incidence of penile fracture, postoperative hematoma, and infections has increased; about 32% of the patients were unmarried. The prominence of masturbation as a cause of penile fracture and increased ratio of noncoital to coital causes are highlighted. Degloving through subcoronal incisions remains an acceptable method of approach for repair in line with cultural practices in Saudi Arabia.

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