Distal cavernosal-glan shunt for ischemic priapism: a long-term follow-up study.
- Author:
Guo-Xi ZHANG
1
;
Wen-Jun BAI
2
;
Qing LI
2
;
Xiao-Feng WANG
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Penis; physiopathology; Priapism; therapy; Prostheses and Implants; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2013;19(11):988-990
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the management of ischemic priapism (IP) by analyzing the clinical and follow-up data of IP patients.
METHODSWe retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 8 IP patients treated in our hospital from January 2004 to June 2010 and analyzed the results of follow-ups by telephone calls and clinic visits.
RESULTSThe average age of the patients was 34.5 (23 -41) years and the mean duration of priapism was 84.5 (36 -132) hours. All the patients had received previous detumescence treatment but failed before referred to our hospital. Irrigation/aspiration was performed at first, which achieved complete detumescence in 1 case and partial or transitional detumescence in the other 7. Subsequently, bilateral Al-Ghorab shunt was tried and succeeded in 2 cases but failed in 5. Finally, T-shunt was conducted, which achieved complete resumption in all the remaining 5 cases. Follow-up data were available in 5 of the cases, which were followed up for 12 -66 (mean 54) months. Of the 5 cases, moderate ED occurred in 2, and complete ED in 3. The latter 3 had suffered a longer duration of IP than the former 2.
CONCLUSIONIf detumescence failes, early intervention by T-shunt can improve the success rate of IP treatment.
