OBJECTIVE: We report the clinical case of a 21-year-old male presenting with a 36 hour history of low flow priapism, its diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: We performed a bibliography review on the etiology, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment options. RESULTS: The patient underwent unsuccessful punction-aspiration of intracavernous blood with phenylephrine injection and cavernous irrigation with saline solution. A covernous-spongiosum shunt was performed subsequently, firstly using the Winter technique and followed by the AlGorab technique with a final positive response. CONCLUSIONS: The performance of a sapheno-cavernous shunt is an effective treatment for the low flow priapism resistant to usual medical-surgical treatment.
OBJECTIVE: We report the clinical case of a 21-year-old male presenting with a 36 hour history of low flow priapism, its diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: We performed a bibliography review on the etiology, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment options. RESULTS: The patient underwent unsuccessful punction-aspiration of intracavernous blood with phenylephrine injection and cavernous irrigation with saline solution. A covernous-spongiosum shunt was performed subsequently, firstly using the Winter technique and followed by the AlGorab technique with a final positive response. CONCLUSIONS: The performance of a sapheno-cavernous shunt is an effective treatment for the low flow priapism resistant to usual medical-surgical treatment.
Authors: Daniar Kurmanbekovich Osmonov; Aleksey Aksenov; Andrea Nathaly Guerra Sandoval; Almut Kalz; Klaus Peter Juenemann Journal: Res Rep Urol Date: 2014-07-23