[Low flow priapism. Treatment by sapheno-cavernous shunt]

Arch Esp Urol. 2007 Apr;60(3):300-3. doi: 10.4321/s0004-06142007000300014.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Priapism / physiopathology
  • Priapism / surgery*
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Saphenous Vein / surgery*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures