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*Retrograde urethrogram may be necessary to assure urethral integrity | *Retrograde urethrogram may be necessary to assure urethral integrity | ||
**Especially important if patient unable to urinate | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 22 September 2011
Background
- Tunica albuginea of one or both corpus cavernosa ruptures due to trauma to erect penis
- Can be a/w urethral rupture and deep dorsal vein injury
Clinical Features
- Penis is swollen, discolored, tender, and flaccid
Work-Up
- Retrograde urethrogram may be necessary to assure urethral integrity
- Especially important if patient unable to urinate
Treatment
- Surgery
- Hematoma evacuation and suture apposition of the disrupted tunica albuginea
Disposition
Admit
Source
Tintinalli