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Penile fracture is rupture of one or both of the tunica albuginea, the fibrous coverings that envelop the penis's corpora cavernosa. It is caused by rapid blunt force to an erect penis, usually during vaginal intercourse, or aggressive masturbation. [4] It sometimes also involves partial or complete rupture of the urethra or injury to the ...
Eggplant sign. Penile injury by self-mutilation involves injury to the glans penis by a needle puncture (left) or to the root of the penis by hanging a heavy-duty combination vise that clamped the penis (right). The type of injury from these self-harming behaviors varies from skin laceration to total amputation of the penis.
Ultrasound is an excellent method for the study of the penis, such as indicated in trauma, priapism, erectile dysfunction or suspected Peyronie's disease. [1] Ultrasound is an imaging modality that, in addition to being well tolerated and widely available, is considered an excellent method for the evaluation of many penile diseases. Penile ...
The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis. A corpus cavernosum penis (singular) (literally "porous [2] body" of the penis, pl.: corpora cavernosa) is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis during an erection. [3][4][5] It is homologous to the corpus cavernosum clitoridis in ...
It passes between the crus penis [2] and the pubic symphysis [citation needed] of the pelvis to reach the dorsal surface of the corpus cavernosus penis. [2]As it pierces the perineal membrane, it (depending upon the source) passes between the two layers of the suspensory ligament of the penis, [citation needed] or pierces the lateral lamina of the suspensory ligament of penis.
Diabetes. Even though it’s rare for the penis to go completely numb, a noticeable decrease in groin sensation could be a sign of diabetes. Diabetes can cause neuropathy, or nerve damage ...
Carcinoma of the penis. Specialty. Oncology. Frequency. 36,068 in 2020 [1] Deaths. 13,211 (2020) [1] Penile cancer, or penile carcinoma, is a cancer that develops in the skin or tissues of the penis. Symptoms may include abnormal growth, an ulcer or sore on the skin of the penis, and bleeding or foul smelling discharge.
19627. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The corona of glans penis (or, directly from the Latin, the corona glandis penis[1]) or penis crown refers to the rounded projecting border or flare that forms at the base of the glans in human males. The corona overhangs a mucosal surface, known as the neck of the penis, which separates the ...