Traumatic priapism in a child: evaluation with color flow Doppler sonography

F Gudinchet; D Fournier; P Jichlinski; B Meyrat

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36602-8

Traumatic priapism in a child: evaluation with color flow Doppler sonography

J Urol. 1992 Aug;148(2 Pt 1):380-1. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36602-8.

Authors

F Gudinchet¹, D Fournier, P Jichlinski, B Meyrat

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 1635140
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36602-8

Abstract

We report a case of nonischemic priapism in an 11-year-old boy that occurred after blunt perineal trauma. Color flow Doppler sonography ruled out ischemic priapism and proved itself valuable as part of the emergency diagnostic evaluation of priapism in childhood.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Flow Velocity
Child
Humans
Male
Penis / blood supply
Penis / diagnostic imaging
Perineum / injuries*
Priapism / diagnostic imaging
Priapism / etiology*
Priapism / physiopathology
Ultrasonography
Wounds and Injuries / complications