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Context: Ischemic priapism is the more common variety of priapism and often presents late. Outcome is largely dependent on the duration of ischemia. Aims: To determine the etiology; presentation; management; and outcome of ischemic priapism. Settings and Design: Retrospective analysis of consecutive cases presenting to three hospitals offering specialist urological services in South-East Nigeria from January 2000 to December 2010. Patients and Methods: Fifteen patients were assessed for clinical data and outcome. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 16; SPSS Inc.; Chicago IL; USA) with P 0.05. Results: Mean age was 30.5 years (standard deviation [SD]
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Disease Management , Ischemia , Priapism/diagnosis , Priapism/etiologyABSTRACT
Background:The electronic massager has in recent times become so popularized that it is used in the treatment of almost every ailment. Its prescriptions range from treatment of obesity through acute painful conditions to the treatment of complications of cancer conditions. There are many claims and counter claims from the manufacturers of such massagers and it is becoming increasingly difficult to control its usage by people; both the sick and the healthy; even when its use is not obviously indicated. Some of our prostate cancer patients also were not left out in the craze for massagers.Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effects of the electronic massager on patients with advanced prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study done in our unit to find out any effects of using the electronic massager on advanced prostate cancer patients. The folders of patients diagnosed as cancer of the prostate over a period of five years were traced from the Records Department of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital; Ituku / Ozalla. Those who had histological diagnosis / clinical late stages i.e. stages III et IV were selected. The effects of electronic massager on those who had used it were studied vis-a-vis their counterparts who did not use it. Results: There were twenty-seven advanced (Stages III etIV) prostate cancer patients seen over a period of five years. Five of the patients used the electronic massagers and all five died within one year of getting readmitted in the hospital; four of them within three months; while the last one died about the seventh month. Those who did not use electronic massagers survived beyond one year from the time of readmission. Conclusions: The use of the electronic massager increases morbidity and mortality rates in prostate cancer patients