Necrotizing penile infection following ischemic priapism takedown is a rare complication. A 60-year-old man presented with 1-week history of green and pink purulent discharge, penile swelling, and inability to void. Computed tomography demonstrated gas and fluid accumulation within the corporal bodies, suggestive for bilateral penile necrotizing corporal infection with possibility of intra-corporal abscesses. The patient underwent extensive serial surgical debridement of the penile and corporal tissues which was complicated with poly-microbial tissue cultures, growing and . Despite maximal penile drainage, glans penis gangrene was developed to level of mid penile shaft necessitating a partial penectomy.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11070658 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102745 | DOI Listing |
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