Introduction: Although the breakage and entrapment of the needles inside the penis during intracavernosal self-injection for erectile dysfunction treatment is a rare complication, when it happens, it can cause significant distress and anxiety to the patients who experience it.
Aims: Our work aims to report a case of retained penile needle and to compare it with similar cases in the literature to define the risk factors and the best practice to prevent and treat this complication.
Methods: We are reporting successful surgical removal of a deeply retained penile needle with the aid of intraoperative fluoroscopy after an unsuccessful attempt of ultrasound-guided removal in the emergency room. We searched the PubMed and Embase databases for similar cases and compared the findings across all the cases.
Results: In our case, the needle was initially superficial; however, excessive manipulation in the emergency room resulted in deep displacement into the corpus cavernosum. We were able to successfully localize the needle using intraoperative fluoroscopic guidance. The needle was then surgically removed via a small skin incision with minimal dissection of cavernosal tissue. We identified 15 reported cases of retained penile needles in the literature and performed a comprehensive comparison among all the cases. It is critical to search for specialized treatment with a urologist to avoid great damage due to erroneous manipulation of the corpora cavernosa.
Conclusion: Selecting patients with good manual dexterity is essential to avoid breakage and entrapment of penile needles during intracavernosal self-injection for erectile dysfunction treatment. The management of retained penile needles should be individualized depending on the clinical picture at the time of presentation. It is critical to avoid excessive manipulation as it can push the needle deeper into the penis and make the extraction more demanding.
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