Surgical Treatment and Complications of Penile Fractures

Surgical Treatment and Complications of Penile Fractures

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Paper goal D is to determine complications after urgent surgical treatment of patient with penile fractures, by using circumferential-degloving technique (degloving penile skin to root of penis).In period between 1998-2006 year, 23 patients have been treated as urgent cases with clinically proven penis fracture, age between 18 and 35.Patients were treated in 3 medical centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina(Sarajevo, Tuzla and Zenica).

All 23 (100%) patients were injured during sexual intercourse.In the case of 20 (86,9%) patients partial rupture of corpus retainer cavernosum was verified.Two (8,6%) patients had a complete rupture of urethra and it was primary sutured.

In 22 cases (95,6%) spontaneous erection appeared, and in the case of 2 (8,6%) patients penile curvature was verified.Urgent surgical treatment is the best therapy choice, which enables preservation of erection in great number of cases in patients with penile fracture.