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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]