Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
Characteristics | n/N (%) |
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Patient characteristics and trauma etiology | |
Age (years) | 37 [28–45] |
Etiology | |
Sexual intercourse | 74/88 (84.1%)* |
Masturbation/manipulation | 8/88 (9.1%)* |
Other | 7/88 (8.0%) |
Documented details of history and clinical presentation | |
Cracking sound | 32/88 (36.4%) |
Acute pain | 46/88 (52.3%) |
Penile hematoma | 65/88 (73.9%) |
Penile swelling | 53/88 (60.2%) |
Penile deviation | 13/88 (14.8%) |
Imaging examinations performed | |
MRI | 69/88 (78.4%) |
US | 31/88 (35.2%) |
POCUS | 17/88 (19.3%) |
Final diagnosis | |
Surgery | 32/88 (36.4%) |
Clinical-urological diagnosis | 56/88 (63.6%) |
Continuous variables are given as median [IQR], categorical variables as absolute/total numbers (n/N) with percentages in brackets. *, one patient reported simultaneous sexual intercourse and manipulation. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound; US, ultrasound.