Citation

Bandi G, Rajpurkar A, MacDonald MF, Dhabuwala CB. Urology 2005; 65(4): 797.

Affiliation

Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. gbandi@wayne.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.urology.2004.10.008

PMID

15833537

Abstract

Intracavernous self-injection of pharmacologic agents is an effective method of treatment of erectile dysfunction. Intracorporeal needle breakage is a rare complication of intracavernosal self-injection. We report an unusual case of multiple retained needles in a 44-year-old man who presented with penile edema after intracavernous self-injection complicated by needle breakage. The patient was treated with nonoperative therapy and observed on a course of antibiotics to which he responded favorably. He continued to have good erectile function. We also present a review of the reported data and recommend a treatment strategy for the management of retained intracorporeal needles.

Language: en