Ischemic Priapism in South-East Nigeria: Presentation; Management Challenges; and Aftermath Issues
Niger. j. clin. pract. (Online)
; 19(2): 207-211, 2016.
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in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1267150
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ABSTRACT
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 andDesign:
Retrospective analysis of consecutive cases presenting to three hospitals offering specialist urological services in South-East Nigeria from January 2000 to December 2010. Patients andMethods:
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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Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Priapism
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Disease Management
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Ischemia
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. j. clin. pract. (Online)
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article