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Priapism in boys

1975; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0090-4295(75)90073-4

1527-9995

Martin I. Resnick, James M. Holland, Lowell R. King, John T. Grayhack,

Hormonal and reproductive studies

Two children with priapism are presented; one case was secondary to trauma and the other was idiopathic in nature. Both boys were effectively treated by bilateral corporosaphenous shunts. The mechanism of normal erection and the pathophysiology of priapism are discussed.