Considerations on priapism.
- Author:
Wen-Jun BAI
1
;
Hai-Bing HU
2
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
2. Department of Urology, Donghua Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523120, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
classification;
intermittent seizure;
ischemic;
non-ischemic;
sleep-related painful erection;
tumor-related;
priapism
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2018;24(8):675-680
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Priapism is a rare pathological penile erection, and there are some inadequacies in its definition, classification, diagnosis, and therapeutic strategies. In this article, we sum up our years of experience with priapism and put forward some new views and ideas about its definition, classification, pathophysiologic process, pathological change, diagnostic essentials, therapeutic measures, indications of successful treatment, and post-therapeutic rehabilitation of erectile function. We also describe the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of some special types of priapism, such as intermittent seizure, sleep-related painful erection, and tumor-related priapism, hoping to help urologists and andrologists in the further understanding and management of priapism.
