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A penile fracture may occur if you forcefully bend or hit your erect penis and damage some of the tissue. It typically occurs during sexual activity. You’ll hear a popping or cracking sound and immediately lose your erection and experience a lot of pain.
The diagnosis of penile fractures is typically made clinically by direct examination. The penis will often demonstrate a classic "eggplant deformity" and will tend to deviate away from the side of the rupture. The presence of a possible urethral injury may not be readily apparent.
Symptoms of a penile fracture include pain, swelling, and purplish discoloration of the penis (called an "eggplant deformity"). Penile fractures are diagnosed with a physical exam and imaging studies.
Symptoms. Causes. Risk factors. Seeking help. Diagnosis. Treatment. Recovery. Outlook. Overview. A penile fracture is a tear in the tunica albuginea. The tunica albuginea is the rubbery sheath...
A doctor can typically diagnose a penile fracture by asking questions about how the fracture occurred and inspecting the penis. Imaging studies, such as an X-ray, may also be used.
This is often followed by a rapid loss of the erection. The pain and sound are made by a tear in the tunica albuginea, which is stretched tightly during an erection. Urologists often call this injury a penile "fracture," even though there is no bone in the penis. The pain may last for a short time or it may continue.
The most common form of penile trauma is penile fracture, which results in rupture of the cavernosal tunica albuginea.
A penile fracture is an injury in which your penis fractures or tears. You could injure the urethra, tunica albuginea, and corpus cavernosum during this urological emergency. Symptoms may include bruising, a penis bent at an unusual angle, and difficulty urinating.
Diagnosis of penile fractures can be made based on history and physical examination alone, but ultrasound or MRI can be helpful adjuncts. •. Patients should be evaluated with retrograde urethrogram or cystoscopy when urethral injury is suspected. •. Surgical management is favored over conservative measures to improve outcomes. Introduction.
The most common finding at examination was a penile hematoma (97.5%). Although operator dependent, in experienced hands, ultrasonography was found to be a useful tool in confirming the location of the albuginea tear and identifying the presence of any concomitant urethral injury, helping the surgeon to choose the best surgical approach.