Urology Case Reports (Jul 2022)

Corpus cavernosum abscess: A case report

  • Alexandre Kyoshi Hidaka,
  • Renan Murata Hayashi,
  • Gabriel Chahade Sibanto Simões,
  • Alexandre Gomes Sibanto Simões,
  • João Roberto Paladino Jr

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43
p. 102118

Abstract

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Corpus cavernosum abscess is a rare infection of the genitourinary tract. In this case report, we present a 42-year-old patient admitted with pain and edema in the penile shaft twenty-four days after drainage by puncture of the cavernous body due to ischemic priapism. Al-Ghorab procedure together snake-maneuver and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy were performed. Despite manifesting erectile dysfunction, he evolved without penile deviations.

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