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Surgical Techniques: Distal Cavernosum–Glans Shunts for Ischemic Priapism

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00281.x

1743-6109

Tom F. Lue, Edoardo S. Pescatori,

Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Childhood priapism is a rare entity and there is currently no consensus regarding its contemporary management. The use of perioperative anticoagulation and open distal corpora-glandular shunt procedure in the management of childhood priapism has not been reported in the literature. We present a stuttering case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with idiopathic ischaemic priapism lasting 13 h in duration, which recurred despite corporal aspiration and alpha-adrenergic agonist injections, percutaneous distal shunt surgery, and revision of percutaneous distal shunt surgery. He was eventually successfully managed with perioperative subcutaneous enoxaparin, oral aspirin and clopidogrel in conjunction with an Al-Ghorab shunt, which led to sustained detumescence but with spontaneous morning erections. In paediatric patients with sustained childhood priaprism failing stepwise treatments, an Al-Ghorab shunt with perioperative anticoagulation is a viable option.