ABSTRACT
Fracture of the penis is a rare injury, only 135 patients having been reported by 1985. Our recent experience with six patients who underwent emergency surgery, has been documented. The results of treatment were excellent with complete recovery of function. The study recommends operative management as the treatment of choice.
Subject(s)
Penis/injuries , Adult , Hematoma/etiology , Hematoma/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Penile Diseases/etiology , Penile Diseases/surgery , Penis/surgeryABSTRACT
Two adult sickle cell homozygotes from the eastern oases of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented with severe persistent priapism. Each patient had a high Hb F of 24%, and their red cells were neither hypochromic nor microcytic. Priapism probably occurs more frequently in homozygous sickle cell disease than reported previously from this region. It would appear that a high fetal haemoglobin alone without hypochromia and microcytosis--features suggestive of co-existing alpha-thalassaemia--does not protect against this agonizing vaso-occlusive event.
