Intermittent penile erection in lumbar spinal stenosis: Report of four new cases and review

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh; Housain Soufiani; Walter L Williamson; Shaghayegh Rahimizadeh; Mahan Amirzadeh; Mona Karimi

doi:10.25259/SNI_368_2019

Intermittent penile erection in lumbar spinal stenosis: Report of four new cases and review

Surg Neurol Int. 2019 Oct 25:10:209. doi: 10.25259/SNI_368_2019. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh¹, Housain Soufiani¹, Walter L Williamson¹, Shaghayegh Rahimizadeh¹, Mahan Amirzadeh¹, Mona Karimi¹

Affiliation

¹ Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) classically presents with intermittent neurogenic claudication. Rarely, however, it may cause unanticipated, unpleasant, involuntary, and transient penile erections without sexual stimulation along with urinary urgency and claudication.

Case description: The authors present four males with LSS whose principal symptoms were intermittent neurogenic claudication and unanticipated erections while walking, accompanied by urinary urgency.

Conclusion: There is scant literature on the topic of LSS presenting with unanticipated penile erections, urinary urgency, and neurogenic claudication.

Keywords: Involuntary penile erection; Lumbar; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Neurogenic claudication; Priapism.

Publication types

Case Reports