@article{ref1,
title="Isolated corpus spongiosum injury after sexual intercourse",
journal="Archivio Italiano di Urologia, Andrologia",
year="2019",
author="Anastasiou, Ioannis and Anastasiou, Aikaterini and Katafigiotis, Ioannis and Tsavdaris, Dimitrios and Constantinides, Constantinos",
volume="90",
number="4",
pages="295-296",
abstract="Penile fractures are generally rare and underreported. The mechanism of injury is due to a rupture of the corpora cavernosa following blunt or sexual trauma to the penis when fully erect. Penile fractures usually present with a 'popping' sound with concomitant sudden swelling and ecchymosis of the penis followed by rapid detumescence. Urethral involvement occurs only in a small part of the cases. Isolated spongiosal injury after sexual intercourse is also extremely rare. The cardinal sign of urethral injury is blood at the meatus. A small laceration can be repaired by simple closure with absorbable sutures, while a complete rupture requires a more complex anastomotic repair. We report a case of a typically presenting penile fracture that was eventually proven to be an isolated corpus spongiosum injury, with no corpora cavernosa involvement.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1124-3562",
doi="10.4081/aiua.2018.4.295",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2018.4.295"
}