High-flow priapism in a 12-year-old boy: Role of super-selective embolization

Rajagopal, Sasikumar and Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli and Y, Maya and Z, Zaidi and Syed, Hassan and Abdullah, Mohd Shafie and AR, Mossadeq and MD, Mohd Ashraf and Gohar, RMN and Mahamood, Z (2008) High-flow priapism in a 12-year-old boy: Role of super-selective embolization. The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 15 (Supp 1). p. 223. ISSN 1394-195X (print), 2180-4303 (online)

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Abstract

Priapism is caused by an imbalance between penile blood inflow and outflow. There are two types, low flow priapism due to venous occlusion and high flow priapism due to uncontrolled arterial flow to the veins. High flow priapism most frequently occurs as a result of penile trauma where the intercavernosal artery discruption causes an arteriocavernosal fistula. It is rarely encountered in the pediatric and pre-pubertal population. Clinically it manifests as a painless, prolonged erection after perineal trauma. Treatment has ranged from expectant management to open surgical exploration with vessel ligation. We report the successful treatment of high flow priapism in a 12 year old pre-pubertal boy with superselective embolisation

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3752/43081
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Surgery
Depositing User:	Dr. Mohd Nazli Kamarulzaman
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2015 09:43
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2015 09:43
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/43081

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