ArticleInvestigative and clinical urology2017
Efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of penile fracture: A controlled study.
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- Imaging findings in suspected penile fracture: alternative diagnoses and surgical correlation.The British journal of radiology · 2024Article
- Atypical Presentation of a Penile Fracture With Unilateral Corpora Cavernosa and Urethral Injury.Cureus · 2024Article
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- First Two Cases of Conservative Treatment for Extreme Proximal Penile Fracture of the Corpora Cavernosa.Case reports in urology · 2023Article
- Diagnostic performance of MRI and US in suspicion of penile fracture.Translational andrology and urology · 2022Article
- Conservative management of suspected fractures in men undergoing collagenase clostridium histolyticum for Peyronie's Disease is not associated with worsening of erectile function.International journal of impotence research · 2022Article
- MRI of common penile pathologies and penile prostheses.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2020Review
- The value of pre-operative MRI in management of penile fractures.Urology case reports · 2020Article
- Older age and a large tunical tear may be predictors of increased erectile dysfunction rates following penile fracture surgery.International journal of impotence research · 2020Article
- Managing complications of collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) injection.World journal of urology · 2020Review
- Acute penile trauma: imaging features in the emergency setting.La Radiologia medica · 2019Review
- Management of penile fracture.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2019Review
- Penile Fracture: Our Experience in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
- The pelvic pop: an extremely rare case of internal penile fracture presenting with scrotal hematoma and review of the literature.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with suspected penile fracture. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 122 patients admitted to our inpatient clinic with a suspicion of penile fracture following a recent history of penile trauma and who underwent surgical exploration were included this study. A thorough physical examination, a detailed medical history, description of the trauma, and preoperative International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) scores were obtained for each patient prior to surgery. Thirty-eight of these patients were evaluated with MRI before the surgical exploration. Intraoperative findings were also recorded. Physical findings and IIEF scores were also recorded at postoperative 6 months.
resultsThe mean age of our patient group was 36.5±12.3 years. Penile fracture was detected in 105 of 122 patients in whom surgical exploration was performed owing to a suspected diagnosis. The mean time interval from penile trauma to hospital admittance was 9.9±15.1 hours. No cavernosal defect was detected in 9 of 84 patients (10.7%) who were not evaluated with MRI prior to surgery. Compared with surgical exploration, MRI findings showed 100% (30 of 30) sensitivity and 87.5% (7 of 8) specificity in the diagnosis of penile fracture. MRI had a high negative predictive value of 100% (7 of 7) and a positive predictive value of 96.7% (30 of 31) with just 1 misdiagnosed patient.
conclusionsMRI is a reliable diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of penile fractures. Compared to history and physical findings taken all together, the high sensitivity and specificity of this imaging technique can decrease the number of unnecessary surgical explorations.
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