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CASE REPORT
Stuttering priapism associated with hereditary spherocytosis
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Bruce L. Jacobs, Department
of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3232 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2007, 14(5), 3702-3704.
Abstract
Stuttering priapism is a clinical phenomenon that occurs commonly in certain patient populations, including sickle cell anemia and other hematologic dyscrasias. Although the mechanism is still not completely understood, treatment is focused on prevention of recurrence in the outpatient setting, and immediate detumescence and minimizing corporal fibrosis in the acute setting. We present a case of stuttering priapism in a 44 year-old male with hereditary spherocytosis and discuss the pathophysiology and clinical management of this entity.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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