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ArticleVeterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association2026

Computed Tomographic and Ultrasonographic Characteristics of Presumed Traumatic Unilateral Cavernositis of the Penis in a 2-Year-Old Dog.

Irene Aledón, Alex Forward, Jonathan Hughes

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Article in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Irene AledónDavies Veterinary Specialists, Part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, Which is Part of Mars Veterinary Health, Hitchin, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9944-2199
Alex ForwardDavies Veterinary Specialists, Part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, Which is Part of Mars Veterinary Health, Hitchin, UK.
Jonathan HughesDavies Veterinary Specialists, Part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, Which is Part of Mars Veterinary Health, Hitchin, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6895-4527

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Linnaeus Veterinary LimitedMars Veterinary Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 2-year-old male entire Samoyed presented with 2 weeks of suspected lumbar pain, following an episode of compulsive hypersexual behavior towards other dogs. Computed tomography revealed a lobulated, enlarged left corpus cavernosum with a central non-enhancing, hypoattenuating region (-20 to 40 HU) and rim enhancement, surrounding ischiocavernosus muscle swelling, and left-sided bulbus penis hyperenhancement. Ultrasound showed an enlarged heterogeneous hyperechoic left corpus cavernosum. Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration for cytology, interpreted by a board-certified clinical pathologist, revealed mesenchymal proliferation and mild macrophagic inflammation, supporting a diagnosis of cavernositis. The dog was treated with anti-inflammatories and antibiotics with clinical resolution at a 4-week follow-up.

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Dog DiseasesPenile DiseasesPenisTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnimalsDogsMaleUltrasonographycavernositiscomputed tomographycorpus cavernosumpenisultrasonography

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PMID42746951
PMCPMC13579705

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