Citation

Wang CN, Huang CH, Chiang CP, Chou YH, Wang CJ, Chen MT, Wu WJ, Huang CN, Chiang PH. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 1995; 11(12): 654-659.

Affiliation

Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Gaoxiong Yi Xue Yuan)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8551525

Abstract

Penile fracture is an uncommon injury in the genitourinary organ which occurs following a blunt injury on the rigid penis. Penile fracture with urethral injury is even rarer. A total of 11 new patients with penile fracture were treated at our institution from 1989 to 1993. All of these injuries occurred during sexual intercourse and received immediate surgical repair to preserve the sexual function. Only one patient with complete transection of the urethra received end-to-end anastomosis of the urethra. Unfortunately, he suffered from urethral-cutaneous fistula ten days later. Suprapubic urinary diversion was performed in 3 patients with partial urethral tearing, and they enjoyed satisfactory outcomes during the limited follow-up. Immediate surgical repair of tunica albuginea is recommended for preserving penile function. If associated with partial urethral tear, suprapubic urinary diversion is sufficient to treat urethral lesions.

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