@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Mark A. Lomaga, Charles Hayter},
TITLE = {Priapism as a possible acute side effect of radical radiotherapy for prostate cancer},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {11},
YEAR = {2004},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {2205--2206},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v11n2/62604},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {We report a case of a 73 year-old male diagnosed with T1
N0 M0 prostate cancer, Gleason score 7, undergoing a
course of radical radiotherapy using 7600 cGY delivered
in 38 fractions. Several hours after receiving his 27th
fraction, he reported experiencing a painful penile erection
lasting more than 6 hours. A history and several
investigations were conducted to determine the etiology
of this adverse event. Although several possible etiologies
were considered, the two most likely possibilities were
direct prostate-irradiation and/or his use of alfuzosin, a
novel alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist. A literature search
revealed one case of priapism secondary to radiotherapy
as well as reports of priapism associated with drugs
similar to alfuzosin.},
DOI = {}
}