Urgent-setting magnetic resonance imaging allows triage of extensive penoscrotal hematoma following blunt trauma

Abstract

Although uncommon, blunt trauma to the perineum may cause serious injury to the penis. Differentiation between penile fracture with torn tunica albuginea versus extratunical or cavernosal hematomas is crucial because the former condition needs early surgical repair to avoid future deformity and erectile dysfunction, whereas approach is conservative with even large penoscrotal hematomas with albugineal integrity. Urgent-setting magnetic resonance imaging including multiplanar images of the injured penoscrotal region allows precise identification or exclusion of presence, site, and extent of tears of the tunica albuginea, providing a consistent basis for therapeutic choice.

Keywords

• Magnetic resonance imaging
• penile fracture
• penis
• scrotum
• testicles
• trauma