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[Low flow priapism. Treatment by sapheno-cavernous shunt]
Fernando Vázquez Alonso1, Francisco Javier Vicente Prados, Antonio Fernández Sánchez
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves de Granada, España. fernando.vazquez.alonso.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Objective:
We report the clinical case of a 21-year-old male presenting with a 36 hour history of low flow priapism, its diagnosis and treatment.
Methods:
We performed a bibliography review on the etiology, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment options.
Results:
The patient underwent unsuccessful punction-aspiration of intracavernous blood with phenylephrine injection and cavernous irrigation with saline solution. A covernous-spongiosum shunt was performed subsequently, firstly using the Winter technique and followed by the AlGorab technique with a final positive response.
Conclusions:
The performance of a sapheno-cavernous shunt is an effective treatment for the low flow priapism resistant to usual medical-surgical treatment.
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