Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (Feb 2021)

Penile Dorsal Vein Rupture Identified by Emergency Department Ultrasound

  • Sean E. Scott,
  • Robert Langenohl,
  • Theodore Crisostomo-Wynne,
  • Christopher Kang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.10.49631
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1

Abstract

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Case Presentation: We present the case of a young male with high clinical suspicion of a penile fracture found to have dorsal vein rupture by emergency department point-of-care ultrasound. This false form of penile fracture was subsequently confirmed intraoperatively. Discussion: Penile fracture is a rare clinical entity that may be separated into true vs false penile fracture, with only true fracture requiring surgery. The images submitted here add to the sparse literature evidence that point-of-care ultrasound can be used to differentiate between these two clinical entities. Additionally, this case report highlights an opportunity for further research into and application of point-of-care ultrasound to the evaluation of suspected penile fractures.