Penile fracture: report of 4 cases
Bouya, P.Alain.
Progres en Urologie Journal de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie et de la Societe Francaise d'Urologie 15(4): 742-744
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1166-7087 PMID: 16459700 Document Number: 585804
To inform practitioners about this rare condition and to emphasize the importance of surgical treatment. Four patients were treated for penile fracture, by surgery in 3 cases and medically in 1 case. Surgery consisted of a longitudinal elective incision, followed by evacuation of the haematoma and suture of the tunica albuginea. These patients were aged between 19 and 42 years; 3 were single and 1 was married. The mechanisms of fracture were coital injury in 2 cases and masturbation in 2 cases. In the 3 operated patients, all lesions were transverse sections of the tunica albuginea. A good functional result was obtained in operated patients, but could not be evaluated in the medically treated patient. The best treatment for penile fracture is surgery after a clinical diagnosis.