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Ruptured superficial dorsal vein of the penis masquerading as a penile fracture: case report
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Division of Urology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Stanley Zaslau, Division of
Urology, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University,
PO Box 9238, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2007, 14(4), 3651-3652.
Abstract
Acute onset of pain, swelling, and ecchymosis of the penis during sexual intercourse indicate a penile fracture until proven otherwise. However, there have been few case reports of isolated injuries to the dorsal penile artery or dorsal vein mimicking a penile fracture. Presented herein is a rare case of a patient who ruptured his superficial dorsal vein during intercourse.Keywords
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Copyright © 2007 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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