Malignant priapism: conservative management of a case.

Authors

  • A. Tienza
  • I. Merino
  • J.M. Velis
  • R. Algarra
  • M.D. Hernández
  • J.E. Robles

Keywords:

Priapismo maligno. Carcinoma urotelio. Adenocarcinoma de próstata.

Abstract

Priapism is a urological urgency which requieres investigation, specially to differentiate between isquemic and non isquemic priapism. Aspiration and gasometry of blood from corpus cavernosus are the initial management. We report a 69 years old patient with urothelium carcinoma of the bladder T2 G3 and prostate adenocarcinoma Gleason score 6 that request Urgency consultation because of edema and several days erection of the penis. Due to the poor prognosis and the imaging test perfomed a conservative management was carry out.

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Published

2013-04-04

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Tienza A, Merino I, Velis J, Algarra R, Hernández M, Robles J. Malignant priapism: conservative management of a case. An Sist Sanit Navar [Internet]. 2013 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];36(1):149-52. Available from: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/ASSN/article/view/17654

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