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ArticleCureus2025

Penile Fracture in a 55-Year-Old Man: A Report of a Rare Case.

Abdul Safi, Jasmeet S Khera, Nik Furtado, Brian Peters

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Abdul SafiMedical School, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Jasmeet S KheraSports Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Nik FurtadoInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Brian PetersRadiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Penile fracture is a rare urological emergency defined by the rupture of the tunica albuginea of an erect penis, most often due to blunt trauma during sexual intercourse. Prompt diagnosis and surgical repair are critical to prevent long-term complications such as erectile dysfunction and penile curvature. We present a rare case of penile fracture in a 55-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a history of myocardial infarction, highlighting the diagnostic workup with ultrasound, MRI, surgical management, and recovery.

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corpus cavernosum rupturepenile fracturepenile injurytraumatic pelvic injurytunica albuginea

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PMID40786337
PMCPMC12335856

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