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Corpus cavernosum abscess: A case report

Kyoshi Hidaka A, Murata Hayashi R, Chahade Sibanto Simões G, Simões AGS, Paladino JR

Urology case reports, 2022

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Abstract

Corpus cavernosum abscess is a rare infection of the genitourinary tract. In this case report, we present a 42-year-old patient admitted with pain and edema in the penile shaft twenty-four days after drainage by puncture of the cavernous body due to ischemic priapism. Al-Ghorab procedure together snake-maneuver and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy were performed. Despite manifesting erectile dysfunction, he evolved without penile deviations.

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