Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages E25-E28, April 2005

Juvenile posttraumatic high-flow priapism:

Current management dilemmas

  • Jeffrey B. Marotte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5118, USA
  • ,
  • James D. Brooks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5118, USA
  • ,
  • Daniel Sze

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5118, USA
  • ,
  • William A. Kennedy II

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5118, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 650 723 9779; fax: +1 650 723 4055.

Abstract 

High-flow priapism results from disruption of the intercavernosal artery resulting in an arteriocavernosal fistula and is rarely encountered in the pediatric and adolescent population. Clinically it manifests as a painless, prolonged erection after perineal trauma. Treatment has ranged from expectant management to open surgical exploration with vessel ligation. Internal pudendal arteriogram and superselective embolization with autologous blood clot has emerged as a safe and effective treatment modality in the young male population. Here the authors present 3 patients with high-flow priapism and discuss management of this rare clinical entity.

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PII: S0022-3468(05)00027-8

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.023

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages E25-E28, April 2005