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High-flow priapism: an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic concepts

Yves Caumartin¹, Luc Lacoursière², Alain Naud¹

1 Service d’urologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada
2 Département de radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, pavillon Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Alain Naud, CHUQ, HôtelDieu de Québec, 11, Côte du Palais, Québec, Québec G1R 2J6 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2006, 13(5), 3283-3290.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 23 year-old man with highflow priapism following blunt perineal trauma. He was treated successfully with super-selective embolization with a resorbable material (gel foam). We will review the pathophysiology, etiology, and diagnosis and treatment approaches of highflow priapism based on a review of the medical literature.

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